<HTML>Hello to All:      The rarest of all  production  actions&nb= sp; is the "Hickman".  This grand action was designed  by   Dr. Clarence  Hickman  for The American Piano Co. in 1928.      Other than the hammer  nothing about this action is even remotely similar to the action in use today.       It is unfortunate that it came at the time of the great depression of 1929.  If not for this fact I believe that it would be the "standard" action we would use today.   It has only four regulation points and friction is at an absolute minimum.        I have known of this action for more that 35 = years but had never seen one,  until recently.        I made a special trip to see one.  As a result of this trip the members of PTG. can see and operate a working model of a  "Hickman" at the  003  Convention  in  Dallas.    It will be included in the "Action Evolution Class" It is now a three hour class given only one time. Regards to All,    see you soon !!! Jack Wyatt  </HTML>