Now you've seen it ALL

[Farrell]

Wood does decay under water - especially in fresh water. Wood in very deep water will decay more slowly because of low temperatures (a hundred feet or more). I believe this piano is reported to be in a small pond - unlikely very deep. Likely much of the wood is deteriorated - unless well buried in muck. I think you can safely figure that every glue joint is gone.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wimblees@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: Now you've seen it ALL


In a message dated 2/3/03 3:17:41 PM Central Standard Time, 
tomtuner@attbi.com writes:

> I live in the next town and we’ve had a good laugh at this folly for some 
> time now. I suspect that they may pull up a rusty plate with some wire 
> hanging from it, but the rest of the piano must be mud by now.
> 
>  This group does do good works so perhaps the publicity will help in some 
> way.
> 
>             Tom Driscoll

This subject has been discussed before. If, indeed, the piano is there, you 
might be surprised at how much of it might still be intact. Wood and other 
fibers don't disintegrate under water. Look at all the ships that have gone 
down. They're still down there. In shallow waters, waves might have strewn 
the wood parts about, but in very deep water, ships are left virtually in 
tact for centuries. 

Wim