---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, at 07:10 PM, Farrell wrote: > Thanks for the photo. I think now it is clear that this is a single=20 > escapement Nope it's double -- take a look at that paper clip balancier tip! > action with a modern capstain. I would be surprised if this were=20 > actually manufactured in 1931. Not me. I've encountered several of these, enough to make me recoil at=20= the word "Haines" just as much as "Kranich & Bach" (who probably were=20 the Haines' neighbors, and fellow prolific patent filers). > Could it be older? > =A0 > Tell us more about this action. Usually the customer is busy telling you how their decorator found it=20 for them and what a terrific job the refinisher did, as the rep springs=20= shatter with your every test blow, and as you're doing a half tone=20 pitch raise but the pins won't hold and you're wondering why oh why you=20= went into this career, and the customer is wailing that you're=20 destroying their Antique Piano etc. Ah yes, that first year in the=20 craft. A recurrent nightmare fueled by real events from a long time ago .... ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1499 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/88/85/c2/56/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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