Klarinet Archive - Posting 000231.txt from 1995/02

From: Scott Hirsch <WQ@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: cocobolo clarinet?
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 11:37:59 -0500

You wrote:

>
>I saw a posting yesterday about a maker who uses cocobolo. Anyone
>considering playing a clarinet made of cocobolo should be aware that this
>particular wood, though very beautiful, is also notorious for causing
>severe contact allergies.
>
>-Robert Resnik
>
>
While this is true, it is also rare. I would estimate, as someone who has sold
approximately 400 woodwind instrument in cocobolo, that
one person in 500 will be effected. It is much more common for the sawdust to
cause reactions.
Scott Hirsch

   
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