Pianos and Cars

[George Todd]

All of the moving parts are not just in the action, right??  How many parts
in the pedals, etc...

Doesn't a piano have 12,000 moving parts?  And what does one mean by "Moving
Parts"?  How many moving parts does an automobile have??  It is kind of hard
to believe.
-----Original Message-----
From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: Pianos and Cars


>George,
>
>>Just tell 'em like you've told us - I'm sure most people would be able to
>>relate to that concept.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: George Todd <gtodd@wa-net.com>
>>Subject: Pianos and Cars
>>>Greetings!
>>>How can I am explain the concept that piano's have more moving parts than
>
>
>If you have a spare grand repetition, or better yet,  >>>an action model<<<
>, you can demonstrate all the moving parts, then have them multiply  by
>88/92/97 depending on which model Bösendorfer they have. ;-}
>
>conrad