Friends, Yesterday as I working on a high-gloss black Yamaha U1 vertical piano which was made about two years ago, I discovered something that surprised me. The vertical case part between the kneeboard and the side was formed out of a piece of polyester (I presume), probably about 1/8" thick. You reach around that part expecting to find a solid member, and your fingers contact mostly air. The only other times I can recall running into "plastic" case parts were the sides of an 1973 Estey console and the inserts in the top front panel of a church-style studio. Are there other piano manufacturers that put plastic (polyester, whatever) parts where we normally find wood or at least a wood composite? Is this good, bad, or of no consequence either way? Regards, Clyde
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