Brash Failure

[Ron Nossaman]

> The worst case of this I have come across is Rud Ibach pianos of 100 
> year old vintage and also an 1870 Broadwood. In these cases the actions 
> were made from Cedar. Drill into the wood and it just crumbles to dust. 
> Something I noticed as well is that the wood emitted a very strong 
> coffee type smell.
> 
> AF

I've run into this with cedar too, usually shanks. Why would 
they use cedar for shanks in the first place? Or is it really 
cedar, and not chestnut? Chestnut, I think, would have been 
both more abundant, and a better choice.


> I have this 25 year old broom that is still going strong; okay, I've 
> replaced the handle several times and the bristle head a few times but 
> it is still essentially the same broom. Is this known as brush failure?

Probably just a brush fire awaiting a spark of inspiration.
Ron N