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RE: Unstained Grenadilla Wood

Author: Irwin
Date: 2001-04-12 00:32

As the owner of a new Opus, I can comment. The unstained grenadilla is gorgeous. It's a chocolate brown with beautiful wood grain flowing in very even lines. And The Doctor's previous post makes good sense to me. The wood used in the Opus deserves to not be stained so that its beauty can be seen and appreciated.

Incidentally, I disagree with someone who posted a statement yesterday that, based on his conversation with Tom Ridenour "all of LeBlancs pro line clarinets come basically from the same wood pile (qualitywise)". Based on personal experience from recently comparing a Concerto with an Opus, I observed that the look and texture of the unfinished grenadilla on the Opus is much more refined than that of the Concerto.

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