A handy, accessible, thorough, and convenient guide for clarinetists who want to get the most out of their instrument. This Tipbook offers you a truckload of information, delivered at the right pace, including topics such as selecting and play-testing clarinets, buying mouthpieces, necks and reeds, maintenance, tuning, as well the history and the family of the instrument, and a clarinetist’s glossary. Written in collaboration with and proofread by musicians, teachers, technicians, and other experts, for beginners, students, and advanced players.

Hugo Pinksterboer (text), Gijs Bierenbroodspot (design and illustrations).
132 Pages. ISBN 90 76192 46 4. List price U.S. $9.95

Tipbooks can be purchased at bookstores, music stores, and other outlets as well as at www.musicdispatch.com and other internet bookstores.


Press reviews
· I’ve come across few books on the clarinet with the same immediate appeal as this one; In terms of broadening one’s outlook on the instrument, I think this book is an excellent buy. – Clarinet & Saxophone
· Comprehensive approach; easy-to-follow layout makes them a joy to read. – Music Trades
· Technical information presented in commendably easy to understand language; Totally recommended; amazingly comprehensive. – Jazz Journal


The Internet offers loads of additional information on your instrument. Some good starting points for clarinetists are:
· The Online Clarinet Resource - www.ocr.sneezy.org
· The Clarinet Pages - www.woodwind.org
· Canadian Clarinet Resources - www.homestead.com/canadaclarinet/index.html
· Internet Bass Clarinet Society - www.new-music.org
· The Clarinet Site - www.klorg.com/adam
· World Clarinet Alliance - www.wka-clarinet.org
· Clarinet Zone - www.clarinetzone.i12.com
· The Orchestral Clarinetist - www.orchestralclarinetist.com
· The Jazz Clarinet homepage- www.mikecassara.com/clarinet
· The International Clarinet Association - www.clarinet.org
· Sherman Friedland's Clarinet Corner - clarinet.cc
· European Clarinet and Saxophone Society - www.eurocass.org