Prediction

[David Ilvedson]

And eventually not decomposing in the dump...

David I.

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On 5/4/01 at 9:51 PM D.Martens wrote:

>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
>>