Woodwind Instruments

Clarinet is a single-reed, straight cylindrical tube woodwind instrument. It has a single-reed mouthpiece. The body or the cylindrical tube has a number of Tone Holes and set of keys controlling the sound produced. Clarinets are used orchestrally and in military and brass bands. Clarinet was invented in the 18th century by Johann Christoph Denner, a renowned woodwind maker in Nurnberg – South Germany. Construction The tube or body of the Clarinet is made of different materials like wood, plastic, hard rubber, metal resin etc. Majority of the Professional Clarinets are made of African Hardwood, African Blackwood or Grenadilla. Mouthpieces are normally made of Hard Rubber but there are inexpensive plastic ones as well. The Reed of the Clarinet is made of Cane of Arundo Donax which is a...