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♭ | |||||
Arioso | C, B♭, A | B♭ | ||||||
Backun Musical Services | B♭, A | A Clarinet Extensions Only | ||||||
E. K. Blessing | B♭ | |||||||
Boosey & Hawkes | 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♭ | |||
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 and 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 | G, A♭ (on request; soprano?) | E♭, C, B♭, A, G | F (on request) | E♭ | B♭ | |||
Orsi and Weir | B♭ | |||||||
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) | ||||||
Schreiber (division of Schreiber & Keilwerth) | B♭, A | |||||||
Schwenk und 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♭ | ||||
F. Arthur Uebel | E♭, C, B♭, A | F | B♭ | |||||
Herbert Wurlitzer Clarinets | E♭, B♭, A | A | F | B♭ | ||||
Yamaha Corporation | E♭, B♭, A | E♭ | B♭ |
Mouthpieces
- Amati-Denak
- Vytas Krass Mouthpieces - 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
- Lomax Classic
- Ralph Morgan
- Music Center (Luciano Pisoni)
- Edward Pillinger
- Pomarico snc
- Pyne/Clarion
- Rastmusic
- RedwineJazz
- Thomas Ridenour
- Rico
- Rovner
- Runyon Products
- Ernst Schreiber Mundstück (ESM)
- Schwenk und 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)
- Foglietta
- Glotin
- Gonzalez Reeds
- H&H-Reeds
- Légère Reeds (synthetic reeds)
- Marca
- Olivieri
- Rudolf Pflaumer
- Reeds Australia
- Rico (makers of Grand Concert Select, La Voz, Mitchell Lurie, Plasticover, and Rico reeds)
- Steuer OHG
- Thomas Ridenour
- Vandoren
- A.M.Gigliotti inc.
Ligatures
- Bonade
- BG Franck Bichon
- François Louis
- GF-System
- Ishimori
- Leblanc
- Luyben
- Rico
- Rovner
- Vandoren
- Yamaha Corporation
- Zonda
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