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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Joe and List</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lindner did just that! And look what =
happened to
them! Yet the reason they became defunct was due to insufficient R&D =
on the
modern materials they used at that time. One manufacturer in the UK =
(Bentley) started using plastic flanges - now, some 40 years on, those =
flanges
are breaking and due to the slot between the ears being so narrow they =
are not
easily replaced with standard wooden flanges. Now, of course, we have =
the main
action rails of extruded aluminum (and what a pain they are to replace =
an action
screw in so the threads don't cross!) plastic buttons and jacks. And so =
it will
go on I dare say.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe
Garrett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 22, 2005 =
11:31 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Old =
Steinways</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed said: "<FONT face="Times New =
Roman" size=3>the
<BR>really great pianos happened after they had finished their =
learning
curve."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Ed,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3>Pity, they
need to continue their "learning curve", IMHO!!! An, at least, join =
the modern
world of existing materials/technology
available.</FONT> <BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>