Plastic action parts

[Elwood Doss, Jr.]

Don, Hadn't thought of that.  Thanks for the reasoned responses.
Merry Christmas,
Joy!
Elwood

Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT
Piano Technician/Technical Director
Department of Music
145 Fine Arts Building
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN  38238
731-881-1852
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Plastic action parts


> Hi Elwood,
>
> If we follow your advice then we had better give up on CA glue, and telfon
> powder just for example. I'll not be tuning much in 30 years--that pine
box
> tends to make reaching the tuning pins difficult.
>
> ABS plastic has been around for a very long time now, and with the currect
> technique of reinforcing it with carbon fiber it does out perform wood in
> many applications. (think of tennis rackets). There is no need to wait 30
> years.
>
> At 10:29 AM 18/12/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >Phil, thank you for your response.  I would like to feel the way you do
> >about the modern plastics, but manufacturers probably said that when they
> >first began to use plastics.  Let's give current composites another 30 to
40
> >years and see how long they last.  We DO know how long wood flanges last.
> >Joy!
> >Elwood
> >
> >Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT
> >Piano Technician/Technical Director
> >Department of Music
> >145 Fine Arts Building
> >University of Tennessee at Martin
> >Martin, TN  38238
> >731-881-1852
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Phil Bondi" <phil@philbondi.com>
> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 6:13 AM
> >Subject: Re: Plastic action parts
> >
> >
> >> Elwood Doss, Jr. wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hey, the action collapsed on itself long ago!  I cringe when I see
> >plastic
> >> >action parts in a piano.  It's a disaster!  Gimme wood parts any day!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> Once again, I feel compelled to chime in on this somewhat contoversial
> >> subject.
> >>
> >> Elwood, plastic parts in pianos made before 1980, or thereabouts, will
> >> be subject to premature failure because of the basic composite of the
> >> plastic used. Plastic parts of today will be much better, not affected
> >> by humidity swings AS MUCH as wood is(bushing cloth in plastic will
> >> still swell and shrink, but not as much), and the parts will be
stronger
> >> than their wood counterparts.
> >>
> >> Let technology move forward, and let's keep an open mind to the
> >> possibility that the manufacturers are trying to do the right
> >> thing..Kawai comes to mind as a manufacturer working with composites.
> >> There are others, I'm sure.
> >>
> >> Phil Bondi(Fl)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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> >
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
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