1980 to the present

This section is for relatively current models, from approximately 1980 to the present. Some models might go back to 1970.

See the Vintage section for pre-1980 models.

Information on Model Comparisons, Bore Sizes, and Intonation Results are now in a separate page.

Why are clarinets traditionally made out of grenadilla?

The writer of this article has some excellent points. He has convinced me that the answer is NOT that grenadilla sounds best, or that artists have always insisted on wood. Grenadilla Myth by Tom Ridenour