About Lead - Was: Ongoing Discussions

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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Hi Jean-Jackues,
The ability of lead to be easily and cheeply swedged to the size that =
will not rattle in a key stick or underlever assembly may be a factor.
Joe Goss RPT
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
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  From: Jean-Jacques Granas=20
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  Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 4:32 PM
  Subject: About Lead - Was: Ongoing Discussions


  Hi all,

  That lead represents a health hazard is not a new idea. It is =
particularly harmful to small children whose mental development seems to =
be hampered by continued exposure to lead. Their liver seems to be at =
risk as well.

  This said, I wonder just how exposed lead in piano keys really is. =
Most lead related health warnings concentrate on sources such as old =
stripped lead paint, especially if scraped and sanded, thus producing =
harmful dust containing lead that can be easily absorbed by the =
organism. Frankly speaking, the inquisitive piano tech seems more at =
risk here to me.

  Be it as it may, this issue does not seem to me to be such a major =
obstacle to proper action performance. Can not something else be =
substituded for lead, steel for example ?

  Peace,

  Jean-Jacques Granas
  Warsaw
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