Klarinet Archive - Posting 000199.txt from 1997/02

From: Michael D Moors - Alpena <mdmoors@-----.US>
Subj: Re: Buffet Greenlines
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 15:59:20 -0500

No agrument from me, saddly you are 100% correct.

Best Regards,

Mike

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Michael D. Moors
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On Fri, 7 Feb 1997, Steve Prescott wrote:

> >Because of the slash and burn method of land clearing and the extremely
> >long period of time to grow blackwood the threat of extinction is quite
> >real. I have an old "snowy" copy of the tree of music which is a very
> >interesting documentary on the problem. African blackwood is also a very
> >sought after carving wood in addition to its other values. I have a book
> >mark at home that has much of the same information about blackwood as the
> >PBS movie. I will try to remember to post when I get home.
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >
> >Mike
> >
> Mike,
>
> I didn't mean to imply that the possible extinction of grenadilla
> is not real. I merely meant that the musical instrument industry is not the
> primary factor but rather the victim, regarding the decreased availability
> of the hardwood. It is the indiscriminate burning of these acres of land
> that is responsible for the inevitable extinction of grenadilla and other
> precious plants.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Prescott
> Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
> Indiana State University
> mipresc@-----.edu
>