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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Joe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Making the frame of welded tubular =
steel, action
out of alloy, the hammers out of plastic and the keys of plastic also, =
but with
clock springs to return them? Sorry, that's already been done .... in =
Ireland. I
cite: Lindtner of Shannon. When that firm went into liquidation I =
believe they
paid off the work-force with pianos...:-)</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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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> Wednesday, May 11, 2005 =
11:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Magnets - was Springs =
vs
lead</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Michael From The Island said: =
"<FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>I like it! Magnetic forces - what =
are the
downsides?<FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The only one that comes to mind, is =
that magnets
lose their properties/strength with time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for the lead thingee: you'd have =
to put one
helluvalotof lead into the system to mimic the effect of a spring, =
which is
what pianists are used to. Perhaps making the entire system out of =
iron or
steel would come close. But, still not the same sensory for the =
pianist. Also
more propensity for noise. :-(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just my inflated $ =
worth.<G></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>