Re: toxicity of sealants

["Robert Venables" <robert.venables@xxxxxxxxxx>]

What is being referred to, I guess, is what we know in the UK as Liquid
Parafin, a medically approved ( and odourless) laxative.
(................... insert funny comment here)
Rob V
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "G." <gigs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: toxicity of sealants


>
> Thank you Bob,
>
> I'm quite surprised it ended up being Paraffin ~OIL~, the MSDS sheets I've
seen
> for it aren't exactly encouraging its use around the mouth and/or nose.
>
> But there you go.
> G.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Maglinte <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: G. <gigs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:29 AM
> Subject: Re: toxicity of sealants
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "G." <gigs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 4:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: toxicity of sealants
> > >
> > > Which reminds me... the latest Hering wood comb diatonic harmonica
> > > "Vintage 1923" ... is its comb sealed?  If so whats it sealed with?
> > >
> > > Best Regards
> > > G.
> >
> > Hi,
> > The Hering Vintage Harps comes with a factory sealed wood comb, and
> > the woodbeing used is Marfim Imperial from the Brazillian tropics,
> > according to Carlos Bertolazzi at their headquarters in Brazil. Another
> > person on this list whses name escapes me at this moment had a
> > conversation with a European distributor and according to his source,
> > the sealant being used is parrafin oil. Carlos had told me they tried
many
> > different sealants, including all of the  ones mentioned, but none of
> > them worked particarly well with this  wood, and they settled on this
> > particular sealant.
> >
> > I understand from Carlos that in the next year or two, they'll be coming
> > out with a line oif chromatics using this particular sealed wooden comb.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Barbeque Bob Maglinte
> > Boston, MA
>
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