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Many times we find in pianos, mainly of Eastern European origin, plastic capsules instead of wooden ones, which for more than 200 years have been used in the manufacture of pianos. This was the case in the 70s and 80s for cost reasons. Piano makers that used plastic parts were the Jimmermann, Ronich, Geyer, Hypfeld etc.
In the specific decades, however, implementations of piano mechanisms with plastic capsules as well as plastic jacks from Japan also appeared, such as YAMAHA and KAWAII.
The plastic parts used in the Japanese constructions have never presented any problems with the mechanism, with keys sticking or difficulty moving the mechanism. On the contrary, constructions from eastern Germany presented severe problems. The static electricity created by the movement and consequently the friction of the felt with the plastic, but also the different behavior of the plastic with the wood in wet and dry conditions, created severe problems in these pianos after years.
Their replacement finally, after years, is imperative, with the result of changing the plastic parts to wooden ones, being immediately noticeable from the pianist's first contact with the piano. This replacement does not have a particularly high cost, and gives the piano several decades of life and problem-free operation.
