Steinway/Jones Patent Action -Reply

Richard Adkins RADKINS@coe.edu
Mon, 18 Mar 1996 11:16:42 -0600


Dennis et. al....

   Scott showed us a D with a special
action....we were only allowed to
play in the middle two ocataves...as
it was still under development....
this was in the Steinway basement
june of 94....whether this was scott's
action...i don't know....but it could
have been...veeeeeeeeeeerly interesting

Scott....are ya out there?????

Rich A.

>>> stanwood <stanwood@tiac.net>
03/18/96 10:34am >>>
>At  3:31 PM 3/17/96 -0700,
stanwood wrote:
>>Bill Garlick just mentioned to me
that the Patent for Scott Jones action
>>design has
>>issued.  Anyone seen it?

>>Stanwood

>I presume that you must have heard
what specifically this patent is about?
>Please, go on.

>Dennis Johnson

A simplified grand action design that
works with fewer parts and adjustments.
 It has a key and a hammer on a shank,
what's in between I don't know.

David Stanwood






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