<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Hi, Alan:</DIV> <DIV>    Well, to answer your question, you must :</DIV> <DIV>    A. Getting ready to patent your inventions, and you want to be sure you are first with the idea</DIV> <DIV>    B. You have some really old stuff lying around (like match boxes.  Where you got those?)</DIV> <DIV>    C.  You never heard of Spurlock tools</DIV> <DIV>    D. Old habits die hard (if it ain't broke...why buy a new tool?)</DIV> <DIV>    E. You took down your curtains.  Wasn't much to see out that window anyway except maybe the side of the neighbor's house</DIV> <DIV>    F.  The guillotine was a prototype of the original, in miniature, that you found at a French yard sale.  You lost a few fingers trying it out.</DIV> <DIV>    G.  Rube Goldberg would be proud of you.  Now, where did I leave that screwdriver, and my old plastic ruler...</DIV> <DIV>    G.  Ok, I give up.  Tell us the REAL reason!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=alan@forsythalan.wanadoo.co.uk href="mailto:alan@forsythalan.wanadoo.co.uk">alan forsyth</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 02/05/2007 10:27:15 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tools of the Trade</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some home made tools that I conjured up years ago when I was poor. Strange thing is I still use them. Now what does that tell you?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regulating Rack using extruded aluminium curtain track</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:410-220072151653429841@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>with attachment for adjusting hammer blow</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:184671-220072151653429842@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>of which this is a close up.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:63342-220072151653429843@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>And then there is this ...er...cutting edge technology guillotine.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:265003-220072151653429844@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's a way to recycle empty match boxes</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:191694-220072151653429845@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>The half sizes open up from the other side.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>AF</FONT></STRONG></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>