The more lead, the softer the crystal.

On 14 Aug 2004 17:05:48 GMT, Michael Pronay > wrote:

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>> BTW, I was rummaging around a nice store in Catalunya last week,
>> and picked up a very nice decanter from Schott Zwiesel or
>> something like that, a perfect shape if you ask me, none of
>> these silly flat carafes that are impossible to hold when
>> pouring. Almost a chemistry lab shape, nice and round on the
>> bottom, wide long neck, light weight. Cheap. Unbreakable
>> crystal.