OT ---Old Piano Plates Wanted

[Phillip Ford]

Actually, I believe that these trace elements are not earth elements.  A huge meteor crashed near New York in 1890 (on April 1 I believe) and pieces of it were melted down and added to the cast iron to make some 'super plates'.  This helped put the 'magic' in the magic circle of sound.

Phil F

At 08:36 AM 4/1/03 , you wrote:
>It has been discovered that certain trace elements are abundant
>in some old piano plates (1890-1910).
>
>Because of global politics an eminent shortage of these metals is
>expected in the US.
>
>These old plates could be worth $200 (picked up still in old cases
>!!!)  or $1,000 if delivered clean.
>
>I know this sounds fantastic but in checking it out, the deeper I
>get the more sense it makes.   It seems the formulation of this
>particular cast iron from this period saves the steel mills
>enormous amounts of time by simply melting them down rather than
>starting from scratch.
>
>If the plate has a one or a four anywhere on it (usually at the
>tail) it may be valuable.   If the plate has numbers that appear
>alone or by themselves or in any configuration of numbers like
>      x 04 x   x 01 x, they may be especially valuable.
>
>PLEASE NOTE:  These plates will only be purchased from members of
>the trade, RPTs preferred.  (there is always a catch,esp when it
>appears too good to be true)  ; )
>
>If you need further details please get in touch.
>