Klarinet Archive - Posting 000675.txt from 1997/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Pioneer Rubber Gloves
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 19:37:28 -0500

At 07:44 AM 12/12/97 -0500, Mark Charette wrote:
>From an e-mail to me:
>
>> Dear Mr sneezy
>
>You just gotta love that greeting :)
>
>> I am a student at the Cleveland Institute Of Music, studying with Frank
>> Cohen and Linnea Nereim. Recently, Miss Nereim told me about a certain
>> rubber glove that Marcellus used parts of for a patch on his
>> mouthpiece. It was made by the pioneer company; the outer layer shiny
>> black and the inner layer pink. I have tryed to get this material but
>> no one seems to know were or who would have any of these. Maybe some
>> one over there by you can help me.
>>
>> Ramon Wodkowski
>> rxw15@-----.edu
>
>Well, there no one over here by me that can help. I'm not sure I'd
>want to wear a black & pink glove, either. Anyone ever hear of this
>type of rubber glove?
>
Although there may not have been in Mr. Marcellus' time, there are several
companies (Bay and Runyon off the top of my head) marketing pre-cut
mouthpiece patches, of either rubber or vinyl, that would most likely be
easier to deal with than the rubber gloves. I doubt that the tone would be
negatively affected by using these inferior substitutes for jury-rigged
rubber glove material. I swear by the vinyl ones, myself. The gloves in
question are probably designed for use by plumbers, sewer workers, acid
handlers, etc. Maybe some of them have some old used ones they could send
for us to try. :-)

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