hardware plating

[Farrell]

Ahhh. Thanks. Mine may have sounded like a dumb question, but I had only run
across brass so far. Although, on the brass-hardware-pianos I have done, the
lyre rods have been brass plated steel. I simply replaced the rods with new
from the supply house. Is solid brass too soft to use successfully as a lyre
rod?

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <bases-loaded@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: hardware plating


>
> On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:57:40 -0400 "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> writes:
> > I'm just curious. What hardware do you find needs plating?
>
> The old nickel plated hardware is usually in need of re-plating.
>
> Mark Potter
> bases-loaded@juno.com
>