Hi, Gordon, Quoting gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>: > Dear everybody, > I have decided to help our colleague Britt by > getting one of those APSCO replacement action brackets > into the hands of a machinist for duplication. The > cost, obviously, will be greatly reduced if a large > quantity can be contracted. > If you would like a set for a current of futuure > project, please contact me. > > ??? Question ??? Did any other "American Piano > Company" products from the 1920's--Knabe, Chickering, > Mason and Hamlin, Haines Brothers, Franklin, Marshall > and Wendell, etc., use pot metal brackets ??? If so, > are they the same ? Yes; and, No. On the other hand, there is a fair amount of carry over between many of those brands - so, brackets made from a material which would be both sufficiently stable and sufficiently malleable (for bending/etc) might work. Sorry. Horace > > > Thanks! > Thump > > P.S. If you don't know what this is about: Many 1920's > Fischer grands ( made by American ) used pot-metal > action brackets which expand due to internal > instabilty and become utterly crumbly and useless. > > > --- Cy Shuster <741662027@theshusters.org> wrote: > > > Joe, > > > > My question was calipers vs. micrometers, regardless > > of the source country. Conrad mentioned that he > > uses calipers for plain wire, and the micrometer for > > the wound strings (where the caliper jaws tend to > > slip into the windings). > > > > --Cy-- > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Joe Garrett > > To: pianotech > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:43 PM > > Subject: Re: Micrometer source > > > > > > Cy said: "I wondered about the vernier calipers; > > could you use them for all the > > strings, or would you also need a micrometer? Are > > calipers as accurate? > > > > Signed, > > > > --Cy Limited Tool Budget Shuster-- > > Bluefield, WV > > > > Cy, > > Tsk! Tsk! <G> Please!??? Buy quality tools. You > > will not regret it! Save yer pennies/dollars and get > > the good stuff, such as Starrett & Mitutoyo. Some > > stuff from China and other similar countries, make > > some good things, but accurate stuff is still the > > domain of Germany, U.S. & Japan, IMHO!<G> (I do > > think they are getting better, but I choose not to > > support "slave labor/wages" type of thingees. > > Best Regards, > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > > Captain, Tool Police > > Squares R I > > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > http://vote.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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