> Do old strings get dry? Only if they've been wet, and are allowed to. >Does cast iron get tired? It depends on how close to failure it's loaded at it's weakest casting flaw, and what sort of thermal and mechanical load cycling it's subjected to. The best indication you have that it's been on the edge these last 50 years is it's breaking. >Do glass in a stain > glass window ooze down, each piece getting thicker at the bottom with time? Yes, it do, stained or not. > Allan Sutton Ron N
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