I'm currently reading a book by Jack Brymer - author of
Clarinet ISBN 0-02-871430-X
On page 74 is a golden nugget. Jack says, "The clarinet in its most perfect form is a strange beast - if it is imperfect, it is also completely untameable."
Wonderful book to read about the clarinet!
http://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780028714301/