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<DIV><SPAN class=281484115-03042005><FONT face=Arial>Started to do a =
"waterfalling" job on an old, chipped up set of Acrosonic spinet =
keys using
a Dremmel. QUICKLY changed tools to a nice, slow hand file. After =
putting out
the bonfire on C88!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=281484115-03042005><FONT face=Arial>Ya wanna watch =
that
celluloid!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Joe Garrett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:59 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Plastics<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard asked: "<FONT face="Times =
New Roman"
size=3>I looked at a 1907 Bacon grand today. Keys were plastic. =
Owner says she
was told that they were original. I thought plastics didn't come into
play(pardon the pun) till around the late 40's.
"<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Rick,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Take a closer look. It's probably Celluloid! That stuff that is =
so
flammable and stinky. :-( </DIV>
<DIV>Celluloid was, essentially, the first plastic. It was first used =
for
collars and cuffs, (and probably many other things, that I don't know
about.<G>), during the Victorian Period. If it has a "grain" of =
sorts,
it's probably Celluloid.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV><BR>
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