> Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > > > > > Alas, Phil, petrified rock felt is already > being used by several piano > > manufacturers. And, sadly, it is > working--presuming, of course, you consider > > annual unit sales to the gullible, musically > deaf to be the only criteria of > > 'working.' > > > > Del > > > > Yeah, but that is for hammers :) When they > start making plates out of the stuff > we are really in trouble. Course I suppose it > might have some pretty decent > internal damping characteristics... :) > > -- > Richard Brekne Maybe we have finally discovered the problem. Maybe there was a communication problem between the design and production departments. That rock hard material was supposed to go into the plates, not the hammers. They didn't discover it until the pianos were on the market, and then they had to pretend that that's what they intended all along. Phil F Phillip Ford Piano Service & Restoration 1777 Yosemite Ave - 215 San Francisco, CA 94124
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