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Description: | Plastic clarinet in C. The clarinet is a difficult instrument for a child to learn because it is expensive, heavy to hold and the keys are spaced far apart for a child's hands. This clarinet, designed by clarinettist and teacher Graham Lyons, is lighter and smaller than a conventional clarinet. The prototype was designed with the help of Ted Planas, a renowned clarinet repairer and the production method by Ian Dampney, an industrial engineer from the West London-based company Random. As well as the Lyons clarinet being lighter and cheaper, it is more durable than a conventional clarinet as it has plastic keys which can be repaired by the owner. The Lyons clarinet won the British Design Award in 1993. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum, London | Subjects: | work Art and Design | Temporal: | 1990 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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