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Piano Hinges - Better, Best and WOW That Costs a Lot jim evans 06-24-2005
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Posted by jim evans on June 24, 2005, 7:09 pm

I need about 10 inches of piano hinge. It needs to operate freely --
hinge with little friction/binding/resistance.

I've been shopping these hinges and I find something I don't
understand. I find identical appearing hinges by the same
manufacturer in the same packaging and with what seem to be the same
words on the package, which come in three prices. Cheapest, 2 x and
4x. What is the difference in these hinges that all look alike but
range in cost by a factor of 4?

jim

Posted by Norminn on June 24, 2005, 7:46 pm


jim evans wrote:
> I need about 10 inches of piano hinge. It needs to operate freely --
> hinge with little friction/binding/resistance.
>
> I've been shopping these hinges and I find something I don't
> understand. I find identical appearing hinges by the same
> manufacturer in the same packaging and with what seem to be the same
> words on the package, which come in three prices. Cheapest, 2 x and
> 4x. What is the difference in these hinges that all look alike but
> range in cost by a factor of 4?
>
> jim

Solid brass vs plated? Old inventory vs newer?


Posted by jim evans on June 24, 2005, 9:33 pm
wrote:

>Solid brass vs plated? Old inventory vs newer?

There were both brass and chrome plated versions of each hinge.

I don't think it could be an old vs new inventory issue because each
had a different number with it's own bin.

jim

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 24, 2005, 10:25 pm

>
> There were both brass and chrome plated versions of each hinge.
>

First you said they were identical, now you say they are different.

It would help to give a manufacturer or model or something to go on. Hinges
do come in different qualities and can look similar at a distance. Metal
thickness, plated versus solid,

A bright nickel plated hinge can be 50% more than bright brass plated, but
solid brass will top them all.



Posted by jim evans on June 25, 2005, 10:56 am
wrote:

>
>>
>> There were both brass and chrome plated versions of each hinge.
>>
>
>First you said they were identical, now you say they are different.

To repeat what I said:

"I find identical appearing hinges by the same manufacturer in the
same packaging and with what seem to be the same words on the package,
which come in three prices."

The chrome plated hinges appear identical and the brass hinges appear
identical.

jim

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