Klarinet Archive - Posting 000799.txt from 1999/10

From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] cracks -- possible wood treatment?
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 22:13:17 -0400

Jim,
I've read the same thing- as well as inquired as to possible toxicicity. It seems like something that would be feasible for the hobbyist if not for a big manufacturer. When I have some spare time (I'm dreaming about next summer) I want to try my hand at instrument making and I would like to use PEG to ensure that my effort doesn't decide to crackle all over the place once I'm done. From woodworking sources I've heard that it is even possible to use green wood as long as it is soaked for an adequate time. At this point I'm wondering if this is something that could eventually "wear out" from the stresses of playing....
Anne

At 01:09 PM 10/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
>One way to stabilize wood for carving is to leave it soak in
>polyethylene Glycol
>until that chemical has displaced most internal water. I wonder
>whether wood so
>treated would be suitable for making clarinets?
>
>jim
>

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