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    Wooden clarinets are most commonly made from an African wood called grenadilla, harvested from the tree Dalbergia Melanoxylon (known in eastern Africa as mpingo). Portuguese explorers discovered that the wood's resistance to absorbing moisture made it a useful material for musical instruments.

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    Lisa's Clarinet Shop: About Grenadilla Wood

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