Don, Hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the reasoned responses. Merry Christmas, Joy! Elwood Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT Piano Technician/Technical Director Department of Music 145 Fine Arts Building University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238 731-881-1852 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 10:49 AM Subject: Re: Plastic action parts > Hi Elwood, > > If we follow your advice then we had better give up on CA glue, and telfon > powder just for example. I'll not be tuning much in 30 years--that pine box > tends to make reaching the tuning pins difficult. > > ABS plastic has been around for a very long time now, and with the currect > technique of reinforcing it with carbon fiber it does out perform wood in > many applications. (think of tennis rackets). There is no need to wait 30 > years. > > At 10:29 AM 18/12/2004 -0600, you wrote: > >Phil, thank you for your response. I would like to feel the way you do > >about the modern plastics, but manufacturers probably said that when they > >first began to use plastics. Let's give current composites another 30 to 40 > >years and see how long they last. We DO know how long wood flanges last. > >Joy! > >Elwood > > > >Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT > >Piano Technician/Technical Director > >Department of Music > >145 Fine Arts Building > >University of Tennessee at Martin > >Martin, TN 38238 > >731-881-1852 > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Phil Bondi" <phil@philbondi.com> > >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > >Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 6:13 AM > >Subject: Re: Plastic action parts > > > > > >> Elwood Doss, Jr. wrote: > >> > >> >Hey, the action collapsed on itself long ago! I cringe when I see > >plastic > >> >action parts in a piano. It's a disaster! Gimme wood parts any day! > >> > > >> > > >> Once again, I feel compelled to chime in on this somewhat contoversial > >> subject. > >> > >> Elwood, plastic parts in pianos made before 1980, or thereabouts, will > >> be subject to premature failure because of the basic composite of the > >> plastic used. Plastic parts of today will be much better, not affected > >> by humidity swings AS MUCH as wood is(bushing cloth in plastic will > >> still swell and shrink, but not as much), and the parts will be stronger > >> than their wood counterparts. > >> > >> Let technology move forward, and let's keep an open mind to the > >> possibility that the manufacturers are trying to do the right > >> thing..Kawai comes to mind as a manufacturer working with composites. > >> There are others, I'm sure. > >> > >> Phil Bondi(Fl) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat > > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >
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