Tension gauge (was teflon lube)

[John Musselwhite]

At 03:04 PM 13/04/96 -0600, Jim Kinnear wrote:

>>>Which is it gonna be? You said Pianotech. Is this in fact Pianotek? If
>>>so, I've never seen *anything* cheap from them. Then you mention
>>
>>In fact, it was Pianotek Canada about six years ago if I recall...

>Just an Update.....
>About two years ago, Pianotek, based in Toronto, Canada, and Best and Co, late
>of Montreal and other locations, Canada were both acquired by
>Pianophile Ltte ( french for Limited )

I just checked their catalogue and it's 55 bucks CDN or about the same price
as a micrometer... the Jims are right - it ain't cheap!

I shudder to think what a Kontaktor dial gauge is worth these days... I paid
$55 US for mine ten years ago. When it got damaged I replaced it with the
APSCO spring-type and I think it was $25 CDN in '89. I regret not buying
another Kontaktor at the time, but now I don't want to do it until this one
wears out..

                        John
John Musselwhite, RPT
Calgary, Alberta Canada
musselj@cadvision.com