Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 1998/05

From: dap@-----. Paprocki)
Subj: Re: [kl] Wood 101
Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 16:03:13 -0400

I have heard (I think from Bill Brannen) that the dust from cocobolo is
toxic. Is this true? Also would a softer wood (Rosewood) be more or less
prone to cracking compared to grenadilla. I would think that since the
wood is softer it would have more flexibility to expansion and internal
stresses.

Dan

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Daniel A. Paprocki

Instructor of Clarinet & Music, Malone College
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet, Kent State University - Stark Campus

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