Actually, I believe that these trace elements are not earth elements. A huge meteor crashed near New York in 1890 (on April 1 I believe) and pieces of it were melted down and added to the cast iron to make some 'super plates'. This helped put the 'magic' in the magic circle of sound. Phil F At 08:36 AM 4/1/03 , you wrote: >It has been discovered that certain trace elements are abundant >in some old piano plates (1890-1910). > >Because of global politics an eminent shortage of these metals is >expected in the US. > >These old plates could be worth $200 (picked up still in old cases >!!!) or $1,000 if delivered clean. > >I know this sounds fantastic but in checking it out, the deeper I >get the more sense it makes. It seems the formulation of this >particular cast iron from this period saves the steel mills >enormous amounts of time by simply melting them down rather than >starting from scratch. > >If the plate has a one or a four anywhere on it (usually at the >tail) it may be valuable. If the plate has numbers that appear >alone or by themselves or in any configuration of numbers like > x 04 x x 01 x, they may be especially valuable. > >PLEASE NOTE: These plates will only be purchased from members of >the trade, RPTs preferred. (there is always a catch,esp when it >appears too good to be true) ; ) > >If you need further details please get in touch. >
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