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Re: Greenline Sound Difference?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2013-05-22 02:20

Garth Libre wrote:

> Maybe the Greenline formula was designed largely to separate it
> from the rubber clarinets that usually sell for much less.

I always suspected two reasons why Greenline was developed: (a) it allows use of all the scrap and other unusable grenadilla as the wood becomes scarcer; (b) being able to say there is real wood contained in the material would make people think it should still have the properties of wood.

I have heard from repair techs that the Greenline material can be more prone to chipping and other signs of brittleness when it's being tooled and that different tools and techniques need to be used at the factory to cut it cleanly. I just haven't heard about any tendency to crack, as wood clarinets sometimes do. Sheared-off tenons are the result of misuse, however innocent, not of natural processes. I don't think cracking is generally a problem with Greenlines.

Karl

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