1920's Fischer action brackets by subscription

[gordon stelter]

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 ?


     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



		
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