Klarinet Archive - Posting 001271.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic?
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 05:52:28 -0400

At 11:05 PM 5/25/98 -0700, Jason Hsien wrote:
>
>But, the Greenline is not so plastic. I don't believ what people say that
>Greenline should be considered a plastic either. It's 90% Grenadilla wood.
>And, if we're gonna get technical about it, it's also 5% polycarbonate fiber
>and 5% epoxy resin.
>
>I understand why some people may agree with you that it shouldn't be
>considered a wood instrument. But it's 90% wood. It's recycling unused and
>old wood, so that us greedy, wasteful musicians won't keep tearing down
>acres of trees just to satisfy our need for ultra-high quality *wood*
>instruments. Without the "plastic", how else are all those wood chips gonna
>stick together?
>
Technically, it is by definition PLASTIC. But this is not meant in any
derogatory sense. The Corvette is made of plastic, too! If it makes you
feel better to think of it as wood, OK. But it won't sound any different.
As I understand it, and based on the one I have heard, it doesn't need to.

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