List of clarinet makers

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The following are lists of makers of clarinets, clarinet mouthpieces, clarinet ligatures, and clarinet reeds. Note that some of the following are simply brands for instruments from original equipment manufacturers.

Companies by specialty[]

Clarinets[]

Piccolo Soprano Basset clarinet Basset horn Alto Bass Contra-alto Contrabass
Amati-Denak   E♭, C, B♭, A, G     E♭ B♭    
   C, B♭, A       B♭    
Backun Musical Services    B♭, A A Clarinet Extensions Only          
E. K. Blessing   B♭            
Boosey & Hawkes   E♭, B♭, A     E♭ B♭    
Buffet Crampon   E♭, D, C, B♭, A A F E♭ B♭ E♭  
Chadash Clarinet   B♭, A A (joints & bells only)          
Wolfgang Dietz G E♭, D, C, B♭, A A F   B♭    
DUO Music    B♭            
Peter Eaton   B♭, A            
Benedikt Eppelsheim               B♭
Ravel              
Forté   C, B♭            
Stephen Fox   E♭, D, C, B♭, A, G C, B♭, A, G (also joints and joint conversions in C, B♭, A) F   B♭, A (projected)    
Gerold Klarinetten   B♭, A            
Hakam Din and Sons [1]   E, B, A, G     E B    
Hammerschmidt   E♭, D, C, B♭, A(?) B♭ A F   B♭    
Hanson Clarinet Company   B♭, A            
Howarth of London   B♭, A A (joints & barrels only)          
Harald Hüyng   E♭, D, C, B♭, A B♭, A F   B♭    
Jupiter Band Instruments   B♭       B♭    
Leblanc (division of Conn-Selmer) A♭ E♭, D, C, B♭, A A F E♭ B♭ E♭ B♭
Leitner & Kraus   E♭, D, C, B♭, A B♭, A F   B♭    
Lyons (nuvo-instrumental.com)   C            
Martin Freres Company ([2])  C (Model: C-34) E♭ Soprano (Models: E-34, E-77 Grenadilla) and Exotic Wood Eb Barrels, B♭ (Models: B-88, B-34, B-44 Rosewood, B-66 Grenadilla, B-77 Grenadilla) and Exotic Wood Bb Barrels  Eb Alto B♭ Bass    
Gustav Mollenhauer & Söhne   E♭, D, C, B♭, A            
Orsi Instrument Company G, A♭ (on request; soprano?) E♭, C, B♭, A, G   F (on request) E♭ B♭    
Orsi and Weir   B♭            
Fratelli Patricola   E♭, C, B♭, A            
Thomas Ridenour [3]   B♭, C, A A basset clarinet     B♭    
L. A. Ripamonti A♭ E♭, C, B♭, G A F       B♭
Luis Rossi   D, C, B♭, A            
Bernd Schille [4]   E♭, B♭, A A (Mozart clarinet)
W. Schreiber (division of Buffet Crampon Germany)   B♭, C, A            
Schwenk & Seggelke G, A♭ E♭, D, C, B♭, A B♭, A F        
Henri Selmer, Paris   E♭, C, B♭, A F E♭ B♭ E♭ B♭
Selmer (division of Conn-Selmer)   B♭ E♭ B♭ B♭
  E♭, C, B♭, A   F   B♭    
Herbert Wurlitzer   high G, E♭, D, C, B♭, A B♭, A F  E♭ B♭    
Yamaha Corporation   E♭, B♭, A     E♭ B♭    

Mouthpieces[]

  • Amati-Denak
  • – http://krassmouthpieces.hostei.com/mouthpieces.htm
  • AW-Reeds GbR
  • jj Babbitt
  • Backun Musical Services
  • Behn Mouthpieces International
  • Blayman Music
  • BocaGrande
  • Chadash Clarinet
  • ClarinetXpress (Walter Grabner)
  • Peter Eaton
  • Clark W. Fobes
  • Roger Garrett
  • A. M. Gigliotti
  • Richard Hawkins Mouthpieces
  • Ramon Wodkowski Mouthpieces
  • Jewel Music
  • Bas de Jong (Viotto)
  • Kessler and Sons
  • Leblanc
  • Leitner & Kraus
  • Lomax Classic
  • Ralph Morgan
  • Pereira 3D
  • Music Center (Luciano Pisoni)
  • Edward Pillinger
  • Pomarico snc
  • Pyne/Clarion
  • Rastmusic
  • RedwineJazz
  • Thomas Ridenour
  • Rovner
  • Runyon Products
  • Ernst Schreiber Mundstück (ESM)
  • Schwenk & Seggelke
  • Henri Selmer, Paris
  • Gregory Smith Clarinet Products
  • T.D. Mouthpiece (Thomas Dowling)
  • Dirk Vandamme
  • Vandoren
  • Herbert Wurlitzer Clarinets
  • Yamaha Corporation
  • Hans Zinner

Clarinet Barrels[]

Reeds[]

  • http://www.pilgerstorfer.net
  • Atelier Peter Leuthner
  • AW-Reeds GbR
  • B.K. Classic
  • D'Addario (Grand Concert, Jazz Select, Evolution & Reserve Classic)
  • DUO Music (Professionnelle, Etudé)
  • Foglietta
  • Glotin
  • H&H-Reeds
  • Légère Reeds (synthetic reeds)
  • Marca
  • Olivieri
  • Rudolf Pflaumer
  • Reeds Australia
  • (makers of Grand Concert Select, La Voz, Mitchell Lurie, Plasticover, and Rico reeds)
  • Steuer
  • Thomas Ridenour
  • Vandoren

Ligatures[]

Historical reproductions[]

  • Daniel Bangham
  • Guy Cowley
  • Daniel Deitch
  • Stephen Fox
  • Joel Robinson
  • Schwenk und Seggelke
  • Rudolph Tutz
  • Peter van der Poel
  • Guntram Wolf
  • Agnès Guéroult
  • Andreas Schöni
  • François Masson


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