HANSON CLARINETS COMPLETES WORLD’S FIRST CHAIN OF CUSTODY FOR SUSTAINABLY...
Clarinet players will soon have the choice of buying environmentally and socially sustainable instruments after Hanson Clarinets became certified under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in March...
View ArticleFIRST FSC-CERTIFIED AFRICAN BLACKWOOD DELIVERED TO UK CLARINET MAKER HANSON
The Sound & Fair campaign recently passed a major milestone when the first batch of FSC-certified African blackwood was delivered to Hanson Clarinets in Yorkshire. The timber has undergone a...
View ArticleLAUNCH OF WORLD’S FIRST FSC-CERTIFIED WOODWIND INSTRUMENT
On Monday 24th January 2011, UK clarinet manufacturer, Hanson is launching a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified clarinet, the first responsibly produced woodwind instrument of its kind in the...
View ArticleLYNSEY MARSH TESTS NEW HANSON FSC CLARINET
Ahead of next week’s launch of the world’s first FSC-certified woodwind instrument, Hanson Clarinet’s co-founder, Alastair Hanson, met with Lynsey Marsh, principal clarinettist with the Halle, to test...
View ArticlePICTURES FROM HANSON FSC CLARINET LAUNCH WITH LYNSEY MARSH
The Hanson FSC-certified clarinet, the world’s first woodwind instrument of its kind, was unveiled yesterday at the Royal Northern College of Music. Lynsey Marsh, principal clarinettist with the Halle,...
View ArticleSOUND & FAIR GALA CONCERT WITH NICHOLAS DANIEL – 28TH MAY 2011
Sound & Fair is pleased to announce plans for a Gala Concert, featuring Sound & Fair Patron, Nicholas Daniel, at the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge on Saturday 28th May 2011. The Gala...
View ArticleHANSON FSC-CERTIFIED CLARINET FEATURED ON BBC NEWS
In January 2011, UK clarinet manufacturer, Hanson launched a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified clarinet, the first responsibly produced woodwind instrument of its kind in the world. The...
View ArticleSOUND & FAIR LOBBIES FOR RESPONSIBLE USE OF WOOD AT MUSIKMESSE 2011
Sound & Fair is currently exhibiting at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, promoting FSC-certified African blackwood and lobbying instrument manufacturers to use legal, traceable and responsible sources of...
View ArticleHANSON CLARINETS COMMITS TO 100% FSC FUTURE
UK clarinet manufacturer Hanson has made a commitment to produce all of its woodwind instruments from FSC-certified African blackwood by 2013. Speaking at the Musikmesse conference in Frankfurt earlier...
View ArticleSOUND & FAIR TO RECEIVE FSC OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Sound & Fair and Hanson Clarinets are to be given an Outstanding Contribution Award by FSC UK in recognition of the work done in establishing a Chain of Custody for African blackwood and producing...
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