<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">RE: Elbows,,, I have seen and replaced doz= ens of sets plastic elbows ovear the years in pianos without dampchaser= s.  I think the plastic was just not time tested and seemed to be a goo= d idea at the time.  Maybe because the damper flanges are just thick li= ttle blocks rather than thin elbows and the stress is greater on the elbow t= han on the damper flange.  Or the reaction of the wire screwed into the= plastic weakens it.  Or absolutly NONE of the above. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Also have seen Knabe, Chickerings from the= fifties where the jack was plastic and falling apart.  Back checks dit= to.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Does this start a new thread on plastic fr= om the 30's to the 50's??????</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo  very co= ol!  Can't wait! <IMG src="http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d20638/02= "></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Arthur Marino</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>