Clarinet makers

From Clarinet Wiki

The following are lists of makers of clarinets, clarinet mouthpieces, clarinet ligatures, and clarinet reeds. Note that some of these "makers" may in fact put their name on a product made under contract by someone else.

This page was originally adapted from a Wikipedia article.

Contents 1 Present-day makers of modern clarinets 2 Historical makers of clarinets 3 Present-day makers of reproduction historical clarinets 4 Present-day makers of clarinet mouthpieces 5 Present-day makers of clarinet reeds 6 Present-day makers of clarinet ligatures

Present-day makers of modern clarinets

	Piccolo	Soprano	Basset clarinet	Basset horn	Alto	Bass	Contra-alto	Contrabass
Amati-Denak (WP) (web site)		E♭, C, B♭, A, G			E♭	B♭
Arioso (WP) (web site)		C, B♭, A				B♭
E. K. Blessing (WP) (web site)		B♭
Buffet Crampon (WP) (web site)		E♭, D, C, B♭, A	A	F	E♭	B♭	E♭
Chadash Clarinet (web site)		B♭, A	A (joints & bells only)
Wolfgang Dietz (web site)	G	E♭, D, C, B♭, A	A	F		B♭
Peter Eaton (web site)		B♭, A
Benedikt Eppelsheim (WP) (web site)								B♭
Forté (web site)		C, B♭
Stephen Fox (WP) (web site)		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 (web site)		B♭, A
Hakam Din and Sons (web site)		E♭, B♭
Hammerschmidt (web site)		E♭, D, C, B♭, A(?)	B♭, A	F		B♭
Hanson Clarinet Company (web site)		B♭, A
Howarth of London (WP) (web site)		B♭, A	A (joints & barrels only)
Harald Hüyng (web site)		E♭, D, C, B♭, A	B♭, A	F		B♭
Jupiter Band Instruments (WP) (web site)		B♭				B♭
Leblanc (WP) (web site) (division of Conn-Selmer (WP))	A♭	E♭, D, C, B♭, A	A	F	E♭	B♭	E♭	B♭
Leitner and Kraus (web site)		E♭, D, C, B♭, A	B♭, A	F		B♭
Lyons (firstclarinet.com) (web site)		C
Gustav Mollenhauer & Söhne (web site)		E♭, D, C, B♭, A
F. E. Olds (web site)		E♭, B♭			E♭	B♭
Orsi (WP) (web site)	G, A♭ (on request; soprano?)	E♭, C, B♭, A, G		F (on request)	E♭	B♭
Orsi and Weir (web site)		B♭
Patricola (web site)		E♭, C, B♭, A
Ridenour (web site)		B♭, C, A
L. A. Ripamonti (web site)	A♭	E♭, C, B♭, G	A	F				B♭
Rossi (web site)		D, C, B♭, A
Schreiber (web site) (division of Schreiber & Keilwerth (WP))		B♭, A
Schwenk und Seggelke (web site)	G, A♭	E♭, D, C, B♭, A	B♭, A	F
Selmer (WP) (web site) (division of Conn-Selmer (WP))		E♭, D, C, B♭, A	A	F	E♭	B♭	E♭	B♭
F. Arthur Uebel (web site)		E♭, C, B♭, A		F		B♭
Herbert Wurlitzer Clarinets (web site)		E♭, B♭, A	A	F		B♭
Yamaha Corporation (WP) (web site)		E♭, B♭, A			E♭	B♭

Historical makers of clarinets

• Eugène Albert (WP)
• Auguste Buffet jeune (WP)
• Denis Buffet-Auger (WP)
• Jean-Louis Buffet (WP)
• Louis-Auguste Buffet (WP)
• Johann Christoph Denner (WP)
• Heinrich Grenser (WP)
• Iwan Müller (WP)
• Oskar Oehler (WP)
• Adolphe Sax (WP)

Present-day makers of reproduction historical clarinets

• Daniel Deitch (web site)
• Stephen Fox (WP) (web site)
• Schwenk und Seggelke (web site)
• R. Tutz (web site)
• Peter van der Poel (web site)
• Guntram Wolf (web site)

Present-day makers of clarinet mouthpieces

(Notes: Basset clarinets are played with soprano clarinet mouthpieces. Narrow-bore basset horns are often played with soprano clarinet mouthpieces, while wide-bore basset horns are often played with alto clarinet mouthpieces. Contra-alto and contrabass clarinet mouthpieces may or may not be interchangeable, depending on the instrument [1].)

	Piccolo	Soprano	Basset horn	Alto	Bass	Contra-alto	Contrabass
Amati-Denak (WP) (web site)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
AW-Reeds GbR (WP) (web site)		*	*		*
jj Babbitt (WP) (web site) (Guy Hawkins, Otto Link, Wolfe Tayne, J & D Hite)		*		*	*
Backun Musical Services (web site)		*
Behn Mouthpieces International (web site)		*		*	*
Blayman Music (web site)		*
BocaGrande (web site)		*			*
Chadash Clarinet (web site)		*
ClarinetXpress (Walter Grabner) (web site)	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Peter Eaton (web site)		*
Clark W. Fobes (web site)		*		*	*	*	*
Roger Garrett (web site)		*		*	*	*
A. M. Gigliotti (web site)		*
Richard Hawkins Mouthpieces (web site)		*			*
Jewel Music (web site)		*			*
Bas de Jong (Viotto) (web site)		*	*		*
Kessler and Sons (web site)		*			*
Vytas Krass (web site)		*
Leblanc (WP) (web site) (division of Conn-Selmer (WP))		*		*	*		*
Lomax Classic (web site)		*	*		*
Ralph Morgan ((distributor web site))		*			*
Music Center (Luciano Pisoni) (web site)		*		*	*
Edward Pillinger (web site)		*			*	*	*
Pomarico snc (web site)		*		*	*
Pyne/Clarion (web site)		*			*
Rastmusic (web site)		*			*
RedwineJazz (web site) (Gennusa, Redwine)		*			*
Rico (WP) (Rico, La Voz) (web site)		*
Ridenour (web site)		*
Rovner (web site)		*
Runyon Products (web site)		*			*		*
Ernst Schreiber Mundstück (ESM) (web site)		*			*
Schwenk und Seggelke (web site)		*
Selmer (WP) (web site) (division of Conn-Selmer (WP); Brilhart, Bundy, Goldentone)		*		*	*	*	*
Gregory Smith Clarinet Products (web site)		*
T.D. Mouthpiece (Thomas Dowling) (web site)		*
Dirk Vandamme (web site)		*
Vandoren (WP) (web site)		*		*	*
Herbert Wurlitzer Clarinets (web site)		*
Yamaha Corporation (WP) (web site)
Hans Zinner (web site)		*	*		*

Present-day makers of clarinet reeds

• B.K. Classic
• Foglietta (web site)
• Glotin (web site)
• Gonzalez Reeds (web site)
• Legere (synthetic reeds) (web site)
• Atelier Peter Leuthner (web site)
• Marca (web site)
• Neuranter (web site)
• Rudolf Pflaumer
• Reeds Australia (web site)
• Rico (WP) (makers of Grand Concert Select, La Voz, Mitchell Lurie, Plasticover, and Rico reeds) (web site)
• Steuer OHG
• Vandoren (WP) (web site)

Present-day makers of clarinet ligatures

• BG Franck Bichon (web site)
• Bonade
• GF-System (web site)
• Leblanc (WP) (web site) (division of Conn-Selmer (WP))
• Nagamatsu (distributor WP)
• Rico (WP) (web site)
• Rovner (web site)
• Vandoren (WP) (web site)
• Yamaha Corporation (WP) (web site)