----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Cooper" <brispiano@optushome.com.au> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: February 27, 2003 4:22 AM Subject: Re: Thin Epoxy > Del, > > If this CPEST is flexible, wouldn't that detract from the vibration > transmitting characteristic required to produce a good clear sound? > > Kerry Cooper > Australia No. That's not really an issue. Besides, the word 'flexible' is some relative. While I've not used the product in question, I suspect it's characteristics are similar to other epoxies thinned an equivalent amount and we're not talking rubber bands here. In matrix with the wood fiber it still forms a fairly rigid mass. Del
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