Those @$^(*) silks

[Charly Tuner]

Hi Jim,

How's THIS for a <<long term test..>>: I have the SAME fishing pole, with 
the SAME 15lb monofilament on the SAME reel that has been IN/out of SALT 
water, and stressed with the "fighting" weight of countless fish, for more 
than FIFTEEN YEARS!!! I'd say that's a heck of a lot more punishment than 
the monofilament in the piano will EVER be subjected to! Again, if ANY of 
the loops that I have replaced using my method EVER break, I will fix it 
free...but I truly doubt that will ever happen unless someone holds a flame 
up to it, or temperatures rise to over 175 degrees!

cheers!

Terry


>From: Jlovekeys@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: Those @$^(*) silks
>Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 23:39:05 EDT
>Terry, Just curious if you had done long term studies on possible oxidation
>to the monofilament line.  You may be correct that it will never break, but
>only time could tell that.  Seems that being stressed in the same spot many
>thousands of time would wear even on the monofilament.  Other factors might
>weaken it also, such as humidity fluctuations, smoke, pollution. FWIW Jim
>Love, Midland, Tx.

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