Foundry Castings

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: August 28, 2002 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: Foundry Castings


>
>
> > There are a variety of
> > composites could be made to work quite well
> > though their cost is still
> > somewhat high.
> >
> > Del
>
> I think that glass and graphite are produced in great enough quantities
these
> days that the prices might make them feasible options.  Still much higher
than
> gray iron, admittedly.  But as you pointed out in one of your other posts,
for
> a high end piano, where performance is the objective, then they might be
> viable alternatives to gray iron.
>
> Phil F
>

Still, they are quite labor intensive. And that is generally highly skilled
labor. At least in small quantities. I'd like to investigate the
possibilities one day, though.

Del