At 05:32 8/14/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Would there be enough metal in an 1830s Broadwood to sink it - let alone >use it for a boat anchor? > >Terry Farrell > No, I doubt it. There have been stories on this list telling of floating modern Steinways... It did have an iron plate, but there IS a lot of wood there. Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 - Education is what you get from reading the small print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
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