Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-01-12 19:31
Paul Aviles wrote:
> As for the "try" on the formula, I would suggest that some
> additives (or processes) may (and I say "MAY") not be deemed
> safe by modern standards.
Interesting insights into the recording techniques, Paul.
I've always wondered, myself, about the idea of duplicating (or trying to duplicate) Chedeville rubber. Unless there is an actual recipe that's been handed down directly through the decades, I think all of the rod rubber used by modern makers must be reverse-engineered by chemically analyzing the old mouthpieces. But what are the chances that the Chedevilles, particularly Henri once he set up shop in the U.S., had a constant, unchanging source for his rubber? Especially once we entered the war and rubber became a battlefield need. I've always suspected they made do with the best of whatever was available and that workability was probably more important than acoustic properties.
Karl
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