Dear Techsters, I recently moved into a new shop with higher ceilings than my old one, so my old go bars don't work for soundboard work. (go-bars are strips of wood used to apply pressure to soundboard ribs and shims when pressed against the ceiling/soundboard) After going to the wood suppliers here I couldn't find exactly what I wanted and was reminded that I would spend $2-$5 per bar. I was then in a hurry to finish a job, so I bought 10 - 1"ID PVC pipe (10 ft length) I cut the pipe to fit and it seems to work great. Anyone else try this? Anything about PVC's flex/stiffness/life you might know about? It cost me about $1 per ten foot length, so I 1/3 the wood price. Any experiences would be appreciated. Thanks. LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES New Orleans Chapter Mandeville, LA. _________________________________ II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II ----------------------------------------------------------- lafargue@iamerica.net "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."
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