Klarinet Archive - Posting 000370.txt from 2003/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sulfur emitting mouthpieces
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:35:49 -0400

At 12:08 PM 9/14/2003 -0700, Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:
>....and now for the $64 question: Why is rubber named "rubber"?

Prior to the invention of the vulcanization process, the soft natural
rubber was found to be useful primarily to "rub out" pencil writing.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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