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Action Parts, Polymers, and the Future of Piano Design with Tim Balke

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In this episode, we sit down with piano technician and rebuilder Tim Balke, who is one of the co-founding masterminds behind FB Flexure: a Utah-based company that has just revealed a potentially game-changing new action part design which could revolutionize manufacturing in the years to come. In addition to discussing the invention, we talk about the evolution of the piano; innovations that succeeded and failed throughout history; compliant mechanisms; the engineering and chemistry behind material science; and what piano manufacturers will need to do in order to carry on.

-"Manufacturing Innovation: A Historical Overview" article

-“Manufacturing Refinement: A Historical Overview” — Part 2 in Tim’s article series

-“Why Machines That Bend Are Better” video on compliant mechanisms

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