>From: Dcammaro@aol.com
>Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 11:34:24 EST
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>I have found it interesting that so many people have a problem with uric.
>I would think this would be the case in Japan as well.
>
>Why haven't makers changed to something else?
1. Tradition
2. The fact that urushi cures under water? (a useful characteristic
for a substance used to coat the bore of an absorbent material used
in heavy weather conditions :-)
3. Tradition.
4. It sounds better*
bj
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* while I doubt that few would argue with Nos. 1-3, #4 is a
well-argued, if not at-all proven, speculation.
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