Editing Clarinet (section)

===Materials===

[[File:Mouthpiece with conical ring ligatur.png|thumb|upright=0.5|left|Mouthpiece with conical ring ligature, made from hard rubber, holding the reed in place]]

Clarinet bodies have been made from a variety of materials including wood, plastic, hard rubber or [[Ebonite]], metal, and [[ivory]].{{sfn|Hoeprich|2008|pp=4, 65, 293}} The vast majority of wooden clarinets are made from [[African blackwood]] (grenadilla), or, more uncommonly, [[Rosewood (timber)|Honduran rosewood]] or [[cocobolo]].{{sfn|Hoeprich|2008|p=4}}<ref>{{Cite report |last=Jenkins |first=Martin |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265495248 |title=International Trade in African Blackwood |last2=Oldfield |first2=Sara |last3=Aylett |first3=Tiffany |publisher=Fauna & Flora International |year=2002 |isbn=1-903703-05-0 |page=21}}</ref> Historically other woods, particularly [[Buxus|boxwood]] and [[ebony]], were used.{{sfn|Hoeprich|2008|p=4}} Since the mid-20th century, clarinets (particularly student or band models) are also made from plastics, such as [[acrylonitrile butadiene styrene]] (ABS).{{sfn|Coppenbarger|2015|p=20}}{{Sfn|Ellsworth|2015|p=5}} One of the first such blends of plastic was Resonite, a term originally trademarked by [[Henri Selmer Paris|Selmer]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Saunders |first=Scott J. |date=1 January 1952 |title=Music-making plastics |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1290821116 |journal=Music Journal |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=22–23, 48–51 |id={{ProQuest|1290821116}}}}</ref>{{Sfn|Ellsworth|2015|p=94}} The Greenline model by [[Buffet Crampon]] is made from a [[composite material|composite]] of resin and the African blackwood powder left over from the manufacture of wooden clarinets.{{sfn|Hoeprich|2008|p=368}}{{Sfn|Ellsworth|2015|p=7}}
Metal soprano clarinets were popular in the late 19th century, particularly for military use. Metal is still used for the bodies of some contra-alto and contrabass clarinets and the necks and bells of nearly all alto and larger clarinets.{{sfn|Hoeprich|2008|pp=293–294}}{{Sfn|Harris|1995a|p=74}}

[[Mouthpiece (woodwind)|Mouthpieces]] are generally made of hard rubber, although some inexpensive mouthpieces may be made of plastic. Other materials such as glass, wood, ivory, and metal have also been used.{{Sfn|Pino|1998|p=10}} [[Ligature (musical instrument)|Ligatures]] are often made of metal and tightened using one or more adjustment screws; other materials include plastic, string, or fabric.{{sfn|Pino|1998|p=21}}