Klarinet Archive - Posting 000194.txt from 1998/11

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] Key platings
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:05:54 -0500

Diane Karius (I think) wrote:

> >I did a quick MedLine search for the literature (1995 - 1998)
> >regarding copper and toxicity. Some details:
> >1. Copper is an essential micronutrient (there are more articles
> >involving copper deficiency than toxicity!) that aids in the
> >functions of many of the bodies enzymes.
>

To which Scott Morrow replied:

> Perhaps this may be a good thing! Maybe we can start making each set of
> keys out of a different essential vitamin or mineral! This way, we can
> all get our minimum daily requirements as they absorb through our skin!
>
> -Scott

So Scott, have you considered the possibilities for a plot for a new play
here. It could be a murder mystery wherein the nefarious villain does in
his/her victims by plating (or coating) the keys of their clarinets with some
poisonous substance. You could call it "The Grenadilla (poetic license here
because it is the keys that would be the source of doom) Murders" or "Death
by Licorice" (Delicious!) or "Murder in Bb" or even "Arsenic and Old
Reeds," or ... (Okay, I'll stop but I want a share of the royalties if you
get it produced!)

Best regards,
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

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