Klarinet Archive - Posting 000149.txt from 1998/05

From: Stan Elias <elias1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Wood 101
Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 16:03:15 -0400

Michael Kolos wrote:
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> The grain is far more open on the rosewood. Cocobolo is similar.

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> Redwood and cocobolo will leave the grain visible no
> matter how much you sand it, like oak.

<snip

> Despite what I said, I know that cocobolo would feel wonderfully smooth
> with hardly any sanding, but you could see the open pores like oak.

Michael, are you implying that an instrument made from oak would have a sound
similar to one made from rosewood or cocobolo? [Just curious, no attack intended]
If that's the case and, as you say, wood can be stained to virtually any color, why
are we consuming rare tropical trees?

Stan Elias

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