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ebonite/vulcanite on high end pipes, why?
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 312132" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>I guess the answer to that Q is that I don't really know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> , but I thought the persistence of vulcanite was that it is easier for the pipemaker to consistently produce mouthpieces that are thin (north and south) but wide (east and west). (I've wondered if it is easier for a carver to correct an error in vulcanite than acrylis, which would explain a lot.) The proneness to oxidation I thought was due to how much of the sulfur content had been boiled out of the rubber. My comfiest mouthpiece is on a James Upshall Dublin. It's thin but wide at the bit and the opening is slightly concave. Fortunately, I don't get a vulcanite (or acrylic) taste and don't insist that all mouthpieces have to be Mercedes Benz black. My .02 is that being easily pleased is the secret to happiness. Being hard to please pretty much assures chronic discontent. Other's firmly held opinions may vary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 312132, member: 2318"] I guess the answer to that Q is that I don't really know ;) , but I thought the persistence of vulcanite was that it is easier for the pipemaker to consistently produce mouthpieces that are thin (north and south) but wide (east and west). (I've wondered if it is easier for a carver to correct an error in vulcanite than acrylis, which would explain a lot.) The proneness to oxidation I thought was due to how much of the sulfur content had been boiled out of the rubber. My comfiest mouthpiece is on a James Upshall Dublin. It's thin but wide at the bit and the opening is slightly concave. Fortunately, I don't get a vulcanite (or acrylic) taste and don't insist that all mouthpieces have to be Mercedes Benz black. My .02 is that being easily pleased is the secret to happiness. Being hard to please pretty much assures chronic discontent. Other's firmly held opinions may vary. [/QUOTE]
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