Guy, you do not say why it was a pain. Did they break? Hold a curved shape? 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." ---------- > From: Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols <nicho@roadrunner.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: PVC pipe for go-bars > Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 5:42 PM > > At 05:06 PM 6/14/99 -0400, you wrote: > > > >In a message dated 6/14/1999 4:55:04 PM, Lance wrote: > > > ><<nything about PVC's flex/stiffness/life>> > > > >Lance there is nothing 'magic' about using wood for go bars....probably wood > >was used in the beginning because it was convenient and there was lots of it > >around. PVC 'should' work just fine.........keep it out of direct sunlight > >and there will be no problem with longevity. > >Jim Bryant (FL) > > > Dunno, Jim. 'Course, longevity of pvc is different out here. But... years > ago (15), we tried some pvc for certain clamping operations, and it was a > pain. We tried it with the regular caps, and other fittings. We tried it > with different materials like felt and player cloth and ruberized surfaces, > it it was a pain. Bamboo would be better. Wood go -bars are a lot more > versatile, and can be used at all kinds of angles, on almost any surface. > And... they last a long---long time. > Just my old 2 cents. Maybe the stuff is better (more durable) now. Dunno, > > Guy
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