In all honesty, I generaly recommend replacing the piano at this point in time in the life of the piano but, if they are insistent upon keeping it wood, here we come... Or, no, I won't do it... Usually, the ladder... Pawn it off to Ron N.... Jer -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Mike Kurta Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:45 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Replacing plastic elbows Wim and Jer: If you research the age of these spinets with broken elbows, you'll find that they were made in the late forties or early fifties. After WWII plastics were considered the "wonder" material for nearly everything. Unfortunately this was first generation material and little was known about their lasting qualities over time. As I understand it, todays elbows are made of polycarbonate, a very tough, durable material. The tipoff is that they are clear in color. I have seen white solid color plastic used as replacements but I cannot vouch for them as their makeup is unknown to me. Rethink the ones described above, they fit well, work well and so far, has anyone seen a failure? Mike Kurta RPT Chicago chapter _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 091208-0, 12/08/2009 Tested on: 12/8/2009 2:20:33 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software.
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