Klarinet Archive - Posting 000704.txt from 2003/07

From: <roryc@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] mouthpiece discoloration
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:46:31 -0400

Quoting raycraft@-----.com:
Cancer??? You should ask joe what he thinks about that.
>
> Thanks for all your comments, guys. I know
> plenty of people
> who play on older hard rubber mouthpieces and
> they haven't
> exactly gotten lip cancer from it. ;-)
> Sue
>
>
> >>No it's not dangerous. Hard rubber will turn
> greenish brown over time
> >> if exposed to too much sunlight. Notice that
> the inside is still
> >> probably nice and black. You may even see
> where the ligature was if it
> >> was stored with a ligature on it.
> >>
> >>All that is happening is that the surface
> layer is losing a little bit
> >> of the elements used in vulcanizing the
> rubber.
> >
> > Furthermore, the discoloration is on the
> surface only. It can be
> > removed by light buffing. There is sulphur
> in the stuff, but that is
> > probably the worst of it.
> >
>
>
>
>
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