[CAUT] Friction (was restrung D)

[RicB]

Ron O,  Dave, JD... all

Thanks for chiming in Ron.  And I agree wholeheartedly with your 
comments relative to the tone of posts.  David Porritt is as sincere a 
contributer as they come.  If we see something we do not agree with, we 
can put our thoughts down in a civil and respectful manner.  For my 
part... and regardless of all other regards... I do not question the 
sincerity of anyone amoungst our midst.

The question of soft versus hardened capo bars, and the trade offs 
involved are well known and well discussed and should yield no surprise 
to anyone.

These two related threads have been excellent exchanges of ideas so 
far.  That was the intent in the beginning and I hope we stay on that 
productive path.

Cheers
RicB


     Dave, JD etc.

     >. . . Also I don't have any soft cast iron (at least not soft enough
     >that I want to bang my head on it) but the cast iron I see in pianos
     >is soft enough for strings to groove it as I see on the capo bars
     >when the strings are removed.
     >
     >dp

    I agree with your observations Dave. Its all relative, and as-cast
    cast iron is too soft to maintain its shape as an effective
    termination point. The last figure I heard for the hardness of piano
    wire was 45 on the Rockwell C scale.

     >I suggest you do some reading and get your facts straight before you
     >contradict the laws of nature.

    JD, I don't understand why you find it necessary to go after Dave in
    this manner. Dave P. is one of the sincere guys on this list, and I
    would have expected some level of diplomacy to be more appropriate.

    Indeed JD, I would like to suggest that you inspect a few in-service
    capo bars for your own edification. If its string noise you're after,
    as-cast capo bars are just the ticket.

    Regards,
    Ron O.
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