Klarinet Archive - Posting 000102.txt from 1996/01

From: Luuk van Buul <vanbuul@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Gortex, Straubinger
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 03:14:56 -0500

On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, JBROWN@-----.EDU wrote:
>
> There is a clarinet repairman in Maine by the name of William (Bill)
> Street, he uses Gortex pads and swears by them. They are made out of
> neoprene rubber. If you want to know more about them contact me in a week
> or so and I will look up his address for you.
>
> On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Steve Prescott wrote:
>
> > Anybody?
> >
> > OK, I give up. I've been in this business for a while and haven't heard
> > of "Gortex pads." Who sells them, of what material are they made. Are
> > they installed in the same manner as a conventional pad.
> >
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> > Steve Prescott
> > Instrument Rep.Tech./Clarinetist
> > Indiana State University
> > mipresc@-----.edu
> >
>

The right name for this material is GoreTex. It was developed by a certain
mister Gore. It is used for making outdoor jackets, shoes etc. because this
material is waterproof for liquid water but lets water vapour through In other
words it 'breathes'.

The GoreTex itself looks like plastic lunch bag material (I hope this is clear).
It is always the second or third component in a multitude of layers, because it
is rather weak and can't be used as a top layer.
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