<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4207.2601" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Lynn, don't underestimate the potential of = plastic in pianos..yea..I know plastic has gotten a bad rap in our beloved pianos, = but that is 'usually' because the quality of the plastic itself was inferior for = the part..Plastic exterior in cars is here to stay..it's lighter..cheaper..safer(?)..I think the jury might still be out on that one.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>If the chemical engineers of today and the = future can make plastic move sound the way wood can, it won't take the molders long = to replicate a Grand Piano Mold to try it out.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>A former Plastics guy,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Rook</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hi john, you're right, 100 years for trees etc. As = long as I can work for another 25 years, after that I don't care, because I'll = probably will retire.  I know that they have used plastic in cars.  I = wonder if we'll ever see molded plastic piano cases?? Then the price might = really go down and probably quallity.  = Lynn</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>