[CAUT] Fun recycling

rwest1 at unl.edu rwest1 at unl.edu
Wed Sep 16 13:12:31 MDT 2009


There is a guy here in Lincoln, NE that has won several blue ribbons  
at the Nebraska State Fair.  His artistic medium?  Piano and organ keys.

Richard West


On Sep 16, 2009, at 12:59 PM, Zeno Wood wrote:

> I give parts to a professor who is an amateur artist, I'm attaching  
> a photos of one of his pieces.  I also pop the hammer heads off the  
> shanks and give them to students for their keychains, they love 'em!
>
> -Zeno Wood
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Paul T Williams  
> <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> wrote:
> Does everyone out there simply throw out your worn out action  
> parts?  I have done so for years. until today.  I just finished  
> installing new hammers and shanks on a practice room grand.  I took  
> the old parts, put them in a box, put it outside the door of my  
> shop with a sign saying,"Free Steinway Hammers".  It's been about  
> an hour, and most of them are now gone!  I heard lots of students  
> talking about it and searching for certain numbers like 21,22,23  
> etc.  probably their ages.
>
> Just thought it would be a fun experiment....and it's working.
>
> The 'green' technician
> Paul
>
> <constructs (32).jpg>

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