Klarinet Archive - Posting 000215.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Wood 101
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 03:45:48 -0400

If cocobolo is really more flexible, then it may well be *less* liable to
crack. Soft does not equal brittle.
Roger Shilcock

On Tue, 5 May 1998, Daniel A. Paprocki wrote:

> Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 09:17:57 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Daniel A. Paprocki" <dap@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Wood 101
>
> 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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