Klarinet Archive - Posting 000555.txt from 2001/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] crystal mouthpieces
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 19:19:05 -0400

At 07:18 PM 8/30/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>After reading the grove artcile and a bit of Baines, I was wondering are
>"crystal" mouthpieces made of glass or clear plastic, or both?
>
>Kevin Callahan
>Student SFASU
>School of Music

Real crystal mouthpieces are in fact made of glass. There ARE, however,
some clear acrylic mouthpieces out there. They are clear strictly for
show. Their properties would tend to be the same as for black plastic
mouthpieces.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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