List of clarinet makers
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
Brand | Piccolo | Sopranino | Soprano | Basset clarinet | Basset horn | Alto | Bass | Contra-alto | Contrabass |
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Amati-Denak | E♭ | C, B♭, A, G | E♭ | B♭ | |||||
Backun Musical Services | B♭, A | A (also joints in A)[1] | B♭ | ||||||
E. K. Blessing | B♭ | ||||||||
Buffet Crampon | E♭, D | C, B♭, A | A | F | E♭ | B♭ | EE♭ | ||
Benedikt Eppelsheim | BB♭ | ||||||||
Dietz Klarinettenbau | G | E♭, D | C, B♭, A, G | B♭, A | F | E♭ | 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) | ||||
Hanson Clarinet Company | B♭, A | ||||||||
Howarth of London | B♭, A | A (joints & barrels only) | |||||||
Jupiter Band Instruments | B♭ | B♭ | |||||||
Leblanc (a division of The Selmer Company) | B♭ | E♭ | B♭ | EE♭ | BB♭ | ||||
Leitner & Kraus | E♭, D | C, B♭, A | B♭, A | F | B♭ | ||||
Orsi Instrument Company | G, A♭ (on request) | E♭ | C, B♭, A, G | F (on request) | E♭ | B♭ | |||
Fratelli Patricola | E♭ | C, B♭, A | |||||||
Luis Rossi | D | C, B♭, A | |||||||
L. A. Ripamonti | A♭ | E♭ | C, B♭, A | B♭ | BB♭ | ||||
W. Schreiber (division of Buffet Crampon Germany) | C, B♭, A | ||||||||
Schwenk & Seggelke | G, A♭ | E♭, D | C, B♭, A | B♭, A | F | ||||
Selmer | E♭ | B♭, A | F | E♭ | B♭ | EE♭ | BB♭ | ||
F. Arthur Uebel | E♭ | C, B♭, A | A | B♭; | |||||
Herbert Wurlitzer | G | E♭, D | C, B♭, A | B♭, A | F | E♭ | B♭ | ||
Yamaha Corporation | E♭ | B♭, A | E♭ | B♭ |
Mouthpieces
- Amati-Denak
- AW-Reeds GbR
- jj Babbitt
- Backun Mucical Services
- D'addarrio
- Clarke W. Fobes
- Leblanc
- Leitner & Kraus
- Selmer
- Vandoren
- Yamaha Corporation
Reeds
Ligatures
Historical reproductions
References
- ^ "Custom Clarinets". Backun Musical Services. Retrieved 2022-10-22.