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Author: Ken Mills
Date: 2006-12-06 02:14
plexiglass? By the way, a block of plexiglass sure has a true flat surface for storing reeds better than a glass reed keeper.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-12-06 14:09
Probably acrylic (I think that "Plexiglass" was a trade name for one of the first brands of clear acrylic); e.g Pyne's "Clarion" mouthpieces and the clear Runyon sax mouthpieces are made of acrylic. Not a bad material for mouthpieces, actually.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2006-12-06 15:28
Yes, to the above, its a high polymer of acrylates, polymethylmethacrylate in partic., invented/discovered by DuPont in their "heydays" of innovation in the 1930-40's. I sent off for samples, in many colors!, about 1937. as a chemical "research" study. This variety of plastic-polymers has been/is widely available. I'm sure a little computer-searching will turn up a lot. I have a C Lakey [yellow-white] and a Brilhardt [black], both OK. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-12-06 17:46
In my experience the Pyne Clarions are very serviceable mps. I had been under the impression that there had not been predecessors, but obviously I've been wrong.
Bob Draznik
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-12-06 18:10
Draz,
I've seen clear plastic (I assume acrylic) mouthpieces that seemed to be about 1940s-vintage, probably well before the first Pyne Clarion was made.
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Author: Terry Stibal
Date: 2006-12-08 19:59
Persiplex is an European firm's "trade name" for their acrylic plastic. I think (but do not have the resources here to check on it) that the European firm (perhaps Rohm & Haas) was first and used Persiplex, and that Plexiglas was the term used by Du Pont.
The Germans started using it first, mostly for aircraft canopies, where it allowed multi-plane surfaces to be covered without the use of metal framing. Clarinet mouthpieces were a relatively late addition to the acrylic stable.
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Author: EuGeneSee
Date: 2006-12-08 20:08
Terry: An aside - I had a couple of German Messerschmitt cars that had those Persiplex domed tops that hinged over to one side (just like some fighter plane canopies) so you could step into the vehicle. Eu
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