[pianotech] Burning piano = explosion?

[Stephen Grattan]

It is the same.  I burned a mouse infested upright and the plate melted.  The strings lost their strength real quickly and it just kinda sagged.  A fitting end for a stinky piano.

 
Steve Grattan
Lost Chord Clinic




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From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 2:43:51 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Burning piano = explosion?

BUT, what about an upright ? Probably the same ?

Stephen Grattan wrote:
> We actually have salespeople at a music store in our town that tell
> perspective customers not to buy acoustic pianos because "if they have
> a fire the piano could blow up and kill someone"  They have no idea
> how foolish they sound.
>  
> *Steve Grattan*
> *Lost Chord Clinic*
>
>
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> *From:* Wally Scherer <afinetune at yahoo.com>
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Sent:* Tue, April 6, 2010 12:09:16 PM
> *Subject:* [pianotech] Burning piano = explosion?
>
> Exploding the piano, or exploding the myth? Check out the video:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx8ZXV7wjyw&NR=1
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx8ZXV7wjyw&NR=1>
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