Alternate wrap - was Hex wire

[Elian Degen J.]

Yup

Buil a piano with that, and if it needs a Dampp-Chaser, consider alternate
solutions as Uranium and plutonium rods for heat, and Heavy water in the
humidifier tank.

Preatty neat...........

Elian


----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 1999 11:52 AM
Subject: Alternate wrap - was Hex wire


>
> >Ron,
> >
> >I'm going to try a set with different wrapping on each note.  Do you
> >happen to have the figures for lithium and plutonium?
> >
> >Paul
> >
>
>
> Paul,
> Excellent, and they say the pioneer spirit is dead. Per your request, I
have
> calculated a few more weighting factors. The lithium is pretty light, but
> may prove valuable in those low tenor trichords for making the overall
> diameters big enough that the damper wedges won't fit between them. They
> might also provide an instant aural indication of being slightly out of
> phase by slapping together when played. It could prove be a valuable
string
> level diagnostic tool. I'm sorry that I have no figures for plutonium.
Alas,
> they won't let me have fissionable materials. I would suggest purchasing
an
> inexpensive Geiger counter and kicking about in the vicinity of any of the
> sundry breeder reactors around the world. The hundreds of pounds of
> plutonium that are unaccountably misplaced every year at these facilities
> has to go SOMEWHERE. Also, Lefty says to carry lots of doggie treats, if
you
> try this.
>
> uranium = 1.91
> tantalum = 1.69
> lithium = 0.05
> iridium = 2.28
> CA = 0.21
>
>  Ron
>
>