<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have a brochure featuring the all plastic piano = cabinet for Estey dated 1974. The cabinet parts could be removed and exchanged with = a different style. The brochure states the components were molded of = polystytene by the Union Carbide structural foan process at Cashiers Plastic Co., = Cashers, N.C.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sy Zabrocki--Billings, Montana</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com" title=cedel@supernet.com>Clyde = Hollinger</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 28, = 2000 8:27 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano = Industry</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Lynn, <P>I service a 1973 Estey console which has both case ends made of = molded plastic.  So it's been tried at least partially. <P>Regards, Clyde <P>Lynn Rosenberg wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT size=-1>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></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>