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Re: What is resonite

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-12-02 21:12

ANY mouthpiece can be cleaned with warm water and mild soap, so long as it is dried thoroughly after washing. As pointed out above, the process of hard rubber turning green (sometimes) over time is caused mainly by exposure to sunlight (ultraviolet radiation -- UV) and/or natural off-gassing (leaching and evaporation) of the plasticizers in the material. Hard rubber (a.k.a. 'ebonite') is, discoloration notwithstanding, an excellent material for mouthpieces and entire clarinets. Of my personal instruments, many of the better ones are hard rubber, date from the 1920's-50's, play very well and generally are in better condition than wood instruments of similar vintage. "Resonite", as pointed out very thoroughly, is plastic material and somewhat different. But as with metals and woods, 'the devil is in the details'.........depending on the exact formulation /selection/grade of the material, the processing/aging methods, and the fabrication techniques, clarinets and mouthpieces made from a wide range of materials can be perfectly satisfactory, or just adequate, or horrible.

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