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Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2017-09-16 08:05
Greetings:
What follow is, unfortunately, a rather long history post about Bakelite.
Leo Baekeland made the first known early plastic in 1907 and called it Bakelite. A Google search came up with Bakelite being defined as a brittle plastic made from formaldehyde and phenol used chiefly for electrical equipment.
Now, (IMO), here is where it starts to get a bit complicated. In the original formulation which was to become Bakelite, various “fillers” were tried and asbestos was found to give Leo Baekeland the results he desired.
Over many decades, it was determined that asbestos was indeed a toxic ingredient with many scientists claiming “there is no safe level of asbestos”. It is now banned in 55 countries but NOT in the U.S. , China, Russia, India, and Canada which is proposing a total ban in 2018. It is banned in Japan, however, when no available substitute can be found, they resort to using it. The U.S. has tried at least twice through the EPA to ban this substance but were defeated by industrial lobbyists in court. Its use here has declined considerably, however, it is “still legal”.
So, IMO, when a country like China manufactures a Bakelite clarinet or mouthpiece, there is nothing in my research that indicates that they are not using it in their formulation. As a matter of fact, China completely ignores the WHO warnings as to how deadly it is http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/china-ignores-who-warnings-in-asbestos-boom/news-story/e50822ffb53cb79df85badffde13ca2c and faces an epidemic of cancer. https://www.icij.org/project/dangers-dust/top-asbestos-user-china-faces-epidemic-cancer
Now, as to the Yamaha plastic 4C clarinet mouthpiece. All the ads I’ve seen say it is made from “phenol resin”. “Phenol resin”, IMO, actually refers to “Phenol formaldehyde resins”. Formaldehyde is a part of the formulation, however, the molar ratio is less than one. So the Yamaha 4C appears to have an extremely miniscule amount of formaldehyde but no evidence of asbestos that I could find. Yamaha may simply have found a better “filler” material.
As many of you probably already know, many toddler toys from China were recalled due to the high levels of lead in the toys. These were toys that toddlers basically put into their mouths while playing. IMHO, it’s “Buyer Beware” when buying anything made in China.
I apologize for the long post. Hopefully it was interesting. Corrections invited.
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