Klarinet Archive - Posting 000675.txt from 2000/08

From: ShawThings@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Cocobolo mouthpiece
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:05:11 -0400

Can anyone enlighten me regarding proper Genus & species name for Cocobolo as
well as any other info about its characteristics and Geographic distribution?
I think I read somewhere that Cocobolo is the least dense, and Grenadilla the
most dense, of the woods currently used for clarinets. Is that true?
I've owned & played a Hammerschmit Bb hybrid Boehm clarinet for the past 15
years (replacing a similar instrument which I kept for > 5 y) - both
beautiful instruments IMO. Both seem to have been finished with some
incredibly tough, almost unscratchabe, glossy (?epoxy) finish - not as
attractive as the natural wood, which certainly protects very effectively.
-Tim Shaw

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