[CAUT] silicone, (was Re: VSProfelt vs alcohol/water/softener vs steam)

Fred Sturm fssturm at unm.edu
Thu Mar 12 09:32:33 PDT 2009


Yes, sorry, my typing error: silicone. Silicon is the element.  
Silicone is a word used for a number of compounds that contain the  
element silicon.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Mar 12, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Crane, Alan wrote:

> Perhaps we ought also to be concerned with spelling as well here.
> Are we actually talking about "silicon" or "silicone" (its my  
> understanding there may be a slight difference between the two).
> Just a thought... possibly unimportant on a discussion list which  
> maintains the professional standards we currently enjoy.
>
> Jim Busby wrote:
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Should we be concerned with this as far as "posting" the  
>> ingredients. I
>> mean, I've heard horror stories of silicon and tuning pins. Like  
>> maybe
>> one drop and the pin turns into a black hole or something...
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan B. Crane, RPT
> School of Music
> Wichita State University
> alan.crane at wichita.edu
>
>
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