A Brief History of Metal and Silver Clarinets
金属单簧管简史
During the first half of the Twentieth Century, hundreds of thousands of metal clarinets were produced. Many of these clarinets were used by students or were played in marching bands. They were a good alternative to wooden clarinets for several reasons -- they are resistant to cracking and can be played in any weather condition, they are easily mass produced, and they are very shiny. Because they were so easily mass produced, many of the instruments were of inferior quality. Metal clarinets developed a bad reputation and as soon as instrument manufacturers were able to make clarinets out of plastic, the metal clarinets went out of fashion.
在二十世纪上半叶，生产了数十万支金属单簧管。许多单簧管被学生使用或在行进乐队中演奏。它们是木制单簧管的一个很好的替代品有几个原因 - 它们可以防止开裂，可以在任何天气条件下演奏，它们很容易大量生产，而且非常有光泽。由于它们很容易大规模生产，许多乐器的质量都很差，使金属单簧管产生了不好的声誉，一旦乐器制造商能够用塑料制作单簧管，金属单簧管就不再流行了。
However, several companies made professional level metal clarinets to compete with wooden instruments. TheSilva-Bet, made by Bettoney, and the Silver King, made by H. N. White were among the top professional metal or silver clarinets, along with those manufactured by Selmer, Conn, and Haynes (the famous flute maker). Top of the line instruments w ere also made by the Holton, Buescher, and Pedler companies.
然而，有几家公司制造专业级金属单簧管以与木制乐器竞争。由Bettoney制作的Silva-Bet和由H.N.White制作的Silver King是最顶级的专业金属或银色单簧管，以及由Selmer，Conn和Haynes（着名的长笛制造商）制造的那些。顶级的乐器也由Holton，Buescher和Pedler公司制作。
Despite the fact that many of these metal clarinets were outstanding instruments, their reputation was ruined by all of the cheaply made horns that did not sound good and played very badly out of tune. Today there are a number of clarinetists and collectors who understand the value of the instruments. Metal clarinets can be found on eBay and every once in a while, a good instrument will appear for auction.
尽管这些金属单簧管中的许多都是出色的乐器，但是它们的声誉却被所有制作成本低廉的乐器所破坏，这些乐器听起来不太好并且演奏非常糟糕。今天有许多单簧管演奏家和收藏家都了解这些乐器的价值。金属单簧管可以在eBay上找到，每隔一段时间就会出现一个好的乐器进行拍卖。
外文出处：http://www.theclarinet.net/
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金属单簧管简史
During the first half of the Twentieth Century, hundreds of thousands of metal clarinets were produced. Many of these clarinets were used by students or were played in marching bands. They were a good alternative to wooden clarinets for several reasons -- they are resistant to cracking and can be played in any weather condition, they are easily mass produced, and they are very shiny. Because they were so easily mass produced, many of the instruments were of inferior quality. Metal clarinets developed a bad reputation and as soon as instrument manufacturers were able to make clarinets out of plastic, the metal clarinets went out of fashion.
在二十世纪上半叶，生产了数十万支金属单簧管。许多单簧管被学生使用或在行进乐队中演奏。它们是木制单簧管的一个很好的替代品有几个原因 - 它们可以防止开裂，可以在任何天气条件下演奏，它们很容易大量生产，而且非常有光泽。由于它们很容易大规模生产，许多乐器的质量都很差，使金属单簧管产生了不好的声誉，一旦乐器制造商能够用塑料制作单簧管，金属单簧管就不再流行了。
However, several companies made professional level metal clarinets to compete with wooden instruments. TheSilva-Bet, made by Bettoney, and the Silver King, made by H. N. White were among the top professional metal or silver clarinets, along with those manufactured by Selmer, Conn, and Haynes (the famous flute maker). Top of the line instruments w ere also made by the Holton, Buescher, and Pedler companies.
然而，有几家公司制造专业级金属单簧管以与木制乐器竞争。由Bettoney制作的Silva-Bet和由H.N.White制作的Silver King是最顶级的专业金属或银色单簧管，以及由Selmer，Conn和Haynes（着名的长笛制造商）制造的那些。顶级的乐器也由Holton，Buescher和Pedler公司制作。
Despite the fact that many of these metal clarinets were outstanding instruments, their reputation was ruined by all of the cheaply made horns that did not sound good and played very badly out of tune. Today there are a number of clarinetists and collectors who understand the value of the instruments. Metal clarinets can be found on eBay and every once in a while, a good instrument will appear for auction.
尽管这些金属单簧管中的许多都是出色的乐器，但是它们的声誉却被所有制作成本低廉的乐器所破坏，这些乐器听起来不太好并且演奏非常糟糕。今天有许多单簧管演奏家和收藏家都了解这些乐器的价值。金属单簧管可以在eBay上找到，每隔一段时间就会出现一个好的乐器进行拍卖。
外文出处：http://www.theclarinet.net/
翻译不对的地方请指正。
