In message , Andrew Gabriel
writes
In article ,
PoP writes:

Thus a bit of fun can be had with something like a piano that is
beyond its useful life. You end up with a pile of small bits which are
then easy to dispose of.

Just don't try smashing a piano unless all the strings have been
slackened off first -- the force across a piano frame is very
large and presents a serious hazard if you are just going to
lay into the thing with a hammer or similar...


You think that someone like me has never tried such a thing?

The frame cracked with the first sledgehammer blow - the strings just
slackened themselves off as the lump of cast iron relocated itself by a
few cm.

As long as you're not standing on top of the strings, or in the line of
fire, where can a lump of cast iron actually go when it's attached to
almost 200 strong strings?

What IS dangerous is the long screws - they can make a nasty hole in
your foot of you happen top be wearing flip flops when you walk on one
which is pointing upwards

--
geoff