John, Many of the Wessel, Nickle and Gross actions had the soft pedal compensator and were used by quite a number of better manufacturers. And yes, it was an excellent design. Others have also used different varieties of springs on the jack, Chickering for one tried it. At the moment I can' t remember the names of any others, but I have seen it elsewhere. Ed Hilbert
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