I won't disagree with your statements, but I've often wondered how it is that people in the business inhale metric tons of brass dust and handle all kinds of lead but still manage to live to a ripe old age. Geyer even ate those goose grease sandwiches to boot. I've been amazed to see the buffers at the factories covered from head to toe in buffing dirt but not wearing respirators. Of course the drawback of handling all that lead is that horn makers and fixers do tend to be a little batty. They say that was Nero's problem too. On the bright side, fixing horns does make you irresistibly attractive to women.
- Steve Mumford William wrote: message: 1 date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:54:27 -0600 from: William Botte <wab4...@hotmail.com> subject: [Hornlist] Brass safety I hope that the manufacturers of mouthpieces take into consideration the he= alth and welfare of their employees. The microscoptic aerosol bits that re= sult from cutting turniing grinding and polishing are a health hazard to th= e workers making the mouthpiece and others around them. There are other me= tals that are as dangerous when inhaled. And dust masks=2C annoyingly refe= rred to as "respirators"=2C are virtually useless for protection. The Romans were aware of the inherent danger of lead way back when=2C thoug= h they tended to ignore it. Contemporary manufactorers should take a pro-= active approach to employee and end user safety. Would you let your child or pet eat paint chips? William of Wildomar _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
