material for go-bars

[lance lafargue]

Going back to my post last week, I'd like to let you all know that PVC is a
pain as Guy said.  It worked, but not as easily as wood.  For one thing,
the PVC is round and so the pole will curve in several possible directions.
 If you have a group of them in one small area, they bend into one another.
 It was a little on the stiff side. The contact point is not as spread out
since the pipe end is shaped like it is, so you have a very small
relatively sharp contact point.  The flat wood strip is better and easier
to handle.  It only cost me $1 per 10 feet for PVC, so I got this job
finished without lots of expense, but I will be looking for wood later.  
LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
New Orleans Chapter
Mandeville, LA.
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> From: Joe & Penny Goss <imatunr@primenet.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: material for go-bars
> Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 10:25 PM
> 
> Hi all,
>  When not in use one could use them for pole-vault poles<G>
> Joe Goss
> 
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> > From: Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols <nicho@roadrunner.com>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: material for go-bars
> > Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 7:11 PM
> > 
> > At 02:43 PM 6/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
> > >Guy,
> > >
> > >What kind of wood did you find worked best? 
> > 
> > White ash was pretty good. Red oak actually works well, but the overall
> > length has to be very close. Steaming the red oak helps, and you'll
throw
> > away half of it. Dip the ends in shellac or Varathane (or any poly-ized
> > oil) and let dry. We ripped our ash to about 3/8 minimum, and 5/8 max.
> > Depended on grain. Try four the quartersawn, of course. Did a couple of
> > laminations, too, from some leftovers. Ash with walnut, 2:1. Flexable
> > contact cement. Ok, but more of a pain than plain ash. I've seen places
> > that use spruce and/or premium pine. Wouldn't wanna see how long that
> would
> > last at 20 percent RH max.
> > 
> > >I'm having problems with
> > >resiliancy and breakage.
> > 
> > Check your grain, and keep your lengths to a minimum. Caps can help
give
> > you a little versatility if you're running short, like with thin ribs. 
> > What are you using up top? We kerfed masonite 1/4" 4x8 panels, to a
depth
> > of about 1/16", about 1ft squares. The "back" side, of course. I've
heard
> > that pegboard works, but it's not cheap, either.
> > 
> > >
> > >Mark Story, RPT
> > 
> > Guy Nichols, RPT