how many pianos...?

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco@luther.edu
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:02:55 -0500


At 08:34 8/26/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: how many pianos...?
>
> > ....Foundry castings need time to "cure" for strength....
>
>Do you have any technical reference for this? I've been trying to track down
>solid information on the subject for some time--but to no avail. It's long
>been assumed and talked about--at least within the piano industry--but I'm
>after specific details. What 'strength' parameters change over time?
>Stiffness? Impact strength? Compression strength? What?
>
>Del



I don't know about strength, but the speil I got at S&S was that that 
"curing" time was to allow for relief of internal stresses.  Don't ask me 
how, or just what stresses they were.  dat's jus whut i heared.



Conrad Hoffsommer

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