<!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> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>No I don't underestimate plastic.  I have a = Chevrolet Lumina van, and the body is plastic.  I don't know why they = discontinued making them.  I was told that they can't make the plastic panels = fast enough.  The Saturn is still being made.  Plastic piano cases, = molded with plastic sound boards?? boy just snap together like toys and away = you go.  Even change piano styling by snapping on panels.  Lynn Rosenberg</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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:tito@PhilBondi.com" title=tito@PhilBondi.com>Phil = Bondi</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> Sunday, October 29, 2000 = 12:42 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano = Industry</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Lynn, don't underestimate the potential of = plastic in pianos..yea..I know plastic has gotten a bad rap in our beloved = pianos, but that is 'usually' because the quality of the plastic itself was = inferior for the part..Plastic exterior in cars is here to stay..it's lighter..cheaper..safer(?)..I think the jury might still be out on = that one.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>If the chemical engineers of today and the = future can make plastic move sound the way wood can, it won't take the = molders long to replicate a Grand Piano Mold to try it out.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>A former Plastics = guy,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Rook</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hi john, you're right, 100 years for trees etc. = As long as I can work for another 25 years, after that I don't care, because = I'll probably will retire.  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></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>