Shrink-Wrapped Pianos

[Thomas D. Seay, III]

>Dear List,
>     Woke-up this morning, reached for my coffee (..blend of Sumatra, Kona, &
>Columbian)
>and was struck by a random thought-particle sleeting through my (tiny) brain.
>
>     If these polyester finishes get much better... there won't be any wood
>in there soon.
>Pianos will be assembled from wood as a template and finished in polyester. A
>tiny hole will be drilled in the top... and a matching one at the base of one
>leg. Acid will be poured into the opening (... it won't chew on the
>polyester!) and the wood pulp will be drained from the leg. Leaving behind a
>hollow polyester coating. Weird, huh?
>
>    Kinda like a really big hollow chocolate-bunny. Wonder what that would
>sound like?
>
>Hmmm,
>Jef
>
>ps-
>     As Hunter S. Thompson says; "When the going gets weird, the weird turn
>pro."

Greetings Jef,

Sounds to me like you've had WAY too much of that coffee you mentioned
earlier :-)
The piano might not sound very good, but the movers would love it big time...

Regards,

Tom Seay, RPT

Tom Seay
School of Music
The University of Texas at Austin