<div>Cy, all metals flex when subjected to load, some more than others.&nbs= p; Sounds like you have adapted well to the flex that will inherently = occur using your titanium tuning lever.  You might find <a h= ref="http://www.fujanproducts.com/why.php"> www.fujanproducts.com/why.php</a> interesting reading.</div> <div>Steve Fujan   </div> <div>On 12/3/05, = Cy Shuster <<a href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">741662027@t= heshusters.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I was wondering the same thing t= he other day, when I got my new glasses of "some kind of titanium&q= uot;.  They're light, strong, and twist and flex easily, returning to their previous shape.  Then I wondered: how can = this be the same titanium that I like in the shaft of my tuning lever, b= ecause it doesn't flex at all? --Cy-- ----- Original Messa= ge ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net"= >rnossaman@cox.net</a>> To: "Pianotech" <<a href="mail= to:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> Sent: Saturday, December= 03, 2005 12:26 AM Subject: Re: miracle metal titanium? >> As Ron Nossama= n said, there seems to be certain fascination for titanium >> goin= g about, and perhaps one can even speak of a fad. But who knows where >> it will be used in pianos of the future, and to what effect? Surel= y the >> combination of its physical and chemical properties: stre= ngth, >> non-corroding and low weight have appeal for use in certa= in applications. >> >> Jurgen Goering > > Tuning levers, for = instance, where the stiffness to weight ratio is > useful. Anything e= lse, it seems, depends. > > Ron N __________________= _____________________________ pianotech list info: <a href="http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pia= notech">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </blockquote><= /div>