Prediction

[D.Martens]

I've heard of guitars and violins made of carbonfiber.
Should be possible for soundboards too I guess.
It's probably more likely to happen by 2041 instead of 2014, because of
conservative consumers and even more conservative people designing  or
servicing the piano's. (flamesuite on)
I believe that if a way is found to produce piano's  cheaper on a large
scale  by using alternative materials, this  will happen in the end.
Imagine what it means, a soundboard not made of wood, unaffected by
humidity........


Duncan

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Jorgensen <Michhael.Jorgensen@cmich.edu>
To: Pianotech@ptg.org <Pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 9:12 PM
Subject: Prediction


>     By  2014, all pianos will be built in a single factory.  However,
>all cherished brands of the past and present will be available with
>authentic character. All will be superior to any 20th pianos.  All
>organic materials, (wood planks, wool, buckskin, etc.), will be grown in
>the factory using genetic engineering.  New materials will replace
>metal.  No trees, animals, or people will be needed, as the robots will
>construct and even design them.  They will weigh fifty pounds, the
>soundboard being the heaviest part.
>
>-Mike
>