Klarinet Archive - Posting 000373.txt from 2002/05

From: "Joseph Wakeling" <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Thoughts about Greenline from a materials person.
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 02:20:19 -0400

> The disadvantage to it is that the wood must be
> protected against invading moisture that would
> otherwise eventually destroy the bonding and
> the part would disintegrate. For the systems
> that I dealt with, silica is the prime dessicant
> that protects the bond.

Does that mean that Green Line clarinets will age less well than their
wooden counterparts? Or, if the material is properly created, will it last
just as well?

(Of course, provided it lasts longer than it takes for me to decide to buy
another clarinet, it's not a problem....;-)

-- Joe

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