Klarinet Archive - Posting 000729.txt from 1998/09

From: Felix1297@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 19 Sep 1998 20:15:01 -0000 Issue 505
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 09:23:50 -0400

In a message dated 98-09-19 16:16:14 EDT, you write:

<< There's a thought. Can grenadilla be grown commercially, perhaps turned
into a cash crop for countries with the right growing conditions? Obviously a
long-term
proposition, might it be possible with the help of a relatively stable
government?

Stan Elias
>>
Dear Stan,

I don't know if you can grown grenadilla wood commercially, I do know that the
best place where grown the MPingo wich is one of the 120 species of grenadilla
wood is Tanzania or Mozambia, the Mpingo we are using comes from Dar El Salaam
in Tanzania. The biggest problem is the politic situation in those country,
and the fact that the wood grown in almost desertic area and then it is not
easy to find labor for the compagny who own the forrest , I remenber one time
at the Francfort fare I discussed about this with some people from Nagel ( it
is the compagny who own themost of the fields of Grenadilla wood) they told me
that they lost two truck of wood because of the war between governemental
troups and guerillas troups. For your information the tribes use the
grenadilla wood as a fire place wood because it consume very slowly and
provide a constant heat.

Musically Yours

Francois Kloc
Woodwind Product Specialist
Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments Inc.

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