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Article: Enviro-friendly buffet clarinets gain acceptance. (Boosey and Hawkes Musical Instruments' Green Line brand of clarinets and oboes)
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- Music Trades
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- January 1, 1996
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The Boosey & Hawkes Green Line of clarinets and oboes, which will be celebrating its first anniversary at this year's Winter NAMM Show, has already won a largo following among dealers and musicians. Utilizing a patented technology developed in France, the Green Line clarinets and oboes are made from a composite material of granulated grenadilla wood, polycarbon fiber, and epoxy resin. This represents a new concept in woodwind instruments, which have traditionally been made from natural grenadilla wood.
"Music dealers and musicians had never seen a product like the Green Line until last year, when we introduced this line of innovative instruments," said Jack Faas, ...