Restoring old uprights

[Newton Hunt]

Hi Del,

Good Morning!

You are right, the cheap stuff of yore is often better than the expensive stuff
of today.  I have not done a Gulbransen but some of the other brands (not coming
to mind) seems unworthy of another 75 years but many other did.  Trouble is too
few are willing to pay to preserve the old monsters.  Back then they really
tried to meet musicians needs not theirs.

Even though the bridge is nearly 140 years old title is not yet completely
clear.  Tammany Hall and the in crowd of the day were so deeply involved the
money seemed to evaporate before it got to the steel mills.  Nothing new there.

I don't think I can afford to dis-assemble it and ship it across country.  The
truckers don't like such large loads.  Besides, to you have a specific site in
mind and are there access roads to it.

Me thinks it should be sold where is, as is, without plans to move.

What amazes me is that 150 years ago when Robling was designing the bridge he
must have had in mind that the load on the bridge would accommodate today's load
of 200 tons of trains and 100 tons of other traffic, all at the same time, and
that during horse and buggy days.  That man was a true visionary.  Remember
Galloping Gerty?

What would it cost to build the Panama Canal today?  I don't think we could
afford it now.

Now, as to foot traffic...

Have a nice day.

		Newton