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Good instruments are mostly made out of wood, but the grenadilla wood used is in short supply so wood substitutes are increasingly used, particularly for student model instruments. There are two sizes of clarinet, normally used in the key of B flat and A. The clarinet in the key of A is normally used only in orchestral music. Clarinets and flutes are popular instruments for recorder players to move onto.