Re: [Shaku] urushi reactions

I've also found red urushi to be much more toxic. Flutes by Neptune usually
are lacquered black and in the past didn't bother me. I think red is
stronger and also, the makers have their own mixes.

Peter

On 6/25/07 7:41 PM, "Bill Fletcher" <bill@scienceandart.com> wrote:

> Hi Bruce,
>
> I first noticed urushi reactions (affected my lungs first) from a Ken
> LaCosse flute I bought my first year of playing. It turns out that,
> at that time, he was buying his urushi from Tom Deaver. Since then
> I've had similar reactions very quickly to 3 Tom Deaver flutes. I
> had fairly minor skin reactions to my Bonchiku flutes (red) when
> auditioning new flutes. After I buy one I clean it well inside and
> out with alcohol and then soap and water and have no problems from
> then on.
>
> I've thought that the methods of curing the urushi probably differs
> among the makers and perhaps some urushi never gets completely
> cured. If this is true, it's likely that lacquer ware makers can do
> a far more thorough curing since they don't have to worry about the
> bamboo cracking.
>
> Bill
>
> ___________
>
>
>>
>> I tend to be far more sensitive to red urushi than to black,
>>
>> Do other folks notice a difference like Justin mentions, between
>> different makers? Or between different colors?
>>
>> bj
>
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