PVC pipe for go-bars

[lance lafargue]

Guy, you do not say why it was a pain.  Did they break?  Hold a curved
shape?  
LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
New Orleans Chapter
Mandeville, LA.
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> From: Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols <nicho@roadrunner.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re:  PVC pipe for go-bars
> Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 5:42 PM
> 
> At 05:06 PM 6/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >In a message dated 6/14/1999 4:55:04 PM, Lance wrote:
> >
> ><<nything about PVC's flex/stiffness/life>>
> >
> >Lance there is nothing 'magic' about using wood for go bars....probably
wood 
> >was used in the beginning because it was convenient and there was lots
of it 
> >around. PVC 'should' work just fine.........keep it out of direct
sunlight 
> >and there will be no problem with longevity.
> >Jim Bryant (FL)
> > 
> Dunno, Jim. 'Course, longevity of pvc is different out here. But... years
> ago (15), we tried some pvc for certain clamping operations, and it was a
> pain. We tried it with the regular caps, and other fittings. We tried it
> with different materials like felt and player cloth and ruberized
surfaces,
> it it was a pain. Bamboo would be better. Wood go -bars are a lot more
> versatile, and can be used at all kinds of angles, on almost any surface.
> And... they last a long---long time.
> Just my old 2 cents. Maybe the stuff is better (more durable) now. Dunno,
> 
> Guy