Its all part of a ploy by the whippen assist spring gang. :) By the end of next year you wont even be able to buy key leads anymore. Possible replacements are being considered but gold is a bit expensive. Cheers RicB JIMRPT@aol.com wrote: >et al; > We are having alittle discussion on ptg-l and in the progression of the >discussion one of the members dropped this little tidbit.......interesting huh? >Jim Bryant (FL) > > ><< Another item to be noted and probably should be on the tech list to which >I >don't subscribe. >In the Trade magazine page 70 it reads in big green letters >"PIANOS AN ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT?" >An arm of the European Union has declared the piano an environmental hazard >and that by 2006 manufacturers will have to remove the lead from the keys. >Obviously there will be appeals. >The above FYI and quoted from the Music Trades Magazine May 2004. >> > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >
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