[pianotech] GOLD -- STRINGS ??????????

[Marc Lanthier / Piano Lanco]

The gold is applied in thickness ranging in the 0.00002". If gold was used
as a winding material, it would weigh more than twice that of the copper
winding and would have cost 1000 times more.


PIANO LANCO
Marc Lanthier
514-770-7438
info at pianolanco.com
www.pianolanco.com

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Of pianoman at accessus.net
Sent: May-21-09 11:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [pianotech] GOLD -- STRINGS ??????????

So,
is gold plate over ? heavier than copper winding? ovwer steel

James

On Thu, 21 May 2009 10:40:30 EDT
  JWyatt1492 at aol.com wrote:
> Hello to All,
> 
>    As most of you know the Schomacker Piano Co.
> of Philadelphia, at one time,  advertised that  their Pianos had gold 
> strings (plated).  I am one of those that does not take everything I 
> read or hear as being 100% the truth. I read carefully words not 
> written and listen closely--- to words not spoken.
> 
>        Having a broken  (gold) string from a Schomacker I finality got 
> around  having it  analyzed. This was done by the  Micron/TecPlate Co.
> 
>  These so-called " Golden Strings" were indeed and in fact  " GOLD " 
> plated.
> 
> This is what I call ""  The rest of the story   ""
> 
>  If anyone wants,  I will send you a copy of  the actual report.
>               ' A guy who wants to know.'  
> Regards
> Jack Wyatt
> Dallas         
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