miracle metal titanium?

[Cy Shuster]

I was wondering the same thing the other day, when I got my new glasses of 
"some kind of titanium".  They're light, strong, and twist and flex easily, 
returning to their previous shape.  Then I wondered: how can this be the 
same titanium that I like in the shaft of my tuning lever, because it 
doesn't flex at all?

--Cy--

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: miracle metal titanium?


>> As Ron Nossaman said, there seems to be certain fascination for titanium 
>> going about, and perhaps one can even speak of a fad. But who knows where 
>> it will be used in pianos of the future, and to what effect? Surely the 
>> combination of its physical and chemical properties: strength, 
>> non-corroding and low weight have appeal for use in certain applications.
>>
>> Jurgen Goering
>
> Tuning levers, for instance, where the stiffness to weight ratio is 
> useful. Anything else, it seems, depends.
>
> Ron N