It involves crystalization, if I remember correctly ( I read the whole of the proceeds of the American Steel and Wire convention at 17. Great stuff! Harvey Roehl, the reprinter, ( Vestal Press )was my neighbor and longtime friend. --- Richard Moody <remoody@midstatesd.net> wrote: > Del, > There is a lot of this cooling which takes so > long it might > be called "curing" that is mentioned in the > publication of > American Steel and wire of the piano maker's > conference in Chicago > starting in 1914. I lost my copy, if any one wants > to sell > theirs I offer 20 dollars. If the binding is shot > that is OK as > that makes it better to scan. ---ric > > > > > > > ....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 > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
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