<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif">As I was shopping for the 'ingredients' today, it finally came to me how to construct this gadget, when I found the appropriate wheels, and your further description here, Thump, bears it out.  I'll send a picture in the morning to see how close I came.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif">Thanks for your further elucidation, and thanks Andy, for your drawing.  Your conception was the same as mine until I found the wheels.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif">Richard Morgan<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 5:33:13 PM<BR>Subject: Re: Anmother string gadget advantage....<BR><BR> <DIV>That's it, basically, but the wheels are mounted in<BR>line, along the side of the thing, with their simple<BR>bolt axles also going through it, also sideways. ( The<BR>way yours is drawn, complicated mountings would have<BR>to be contrived. ) My wheels are also closer together <BR>( about 2-1/2" , on centers of 1" diameter wheels)  to<BR>get tighter radii on the flexing. So the wheels are<BR>mounted closer together, on one end, and the other end<BR>is the handle. I used metal conduit ( cheap!) because<BR>it is easier to clean than "an old broom handle" and<BR>old strings are often pretty filthy. The rubber caps<BR>keep the cut ends from scraping stuff.<BR>    I was thinking of making these and selling them <BR>as "The Thumperizer", but wouldn't want any grief from<BR>the guy who really originated it. ( Whomever he is ???<BR>Does anyone wish to "fess up"?)) <BR>     Thump<BR><BR><BR>--- Andy Moore <andy@makemooremusic.com> wrote:<BR><BR>> gordon stelter wrote:<BR>>  > P.S. Sorry. No pics. I'm computer illiterate,<BR>> still,<BR>> > and have no digital camera. I got the idea from a<BR>> tip<BR>> > in the Journal, and just improved on it, a bit. (<BR>> By<BR>> > ther grace of God ) It's much easier to buy the<BR>> wheels<BR>> > from Lowe's, than machine them on a  lathe. <BR>> <BR>> Based on the description (and my less than<BR>> satisfactory mouse drawing<BR>> skills), this is what I envision from the<BR>> description.<BR>> <BR>> (pic attached)<BR>> <BR>> --<BR>> Andy Moore<BR>> Make Moore Music<BR>> Piano Tuning & Service<BR>> <BR><BR><BR><BR>       <BR>____________________________________________________________________________________Give spam the boot. Take control with tough spam protection in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.<BR><A href="http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html" target=_blank>http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html</A></DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif"><BR></DIV></div><br> <hr size=1>Be a better Globetrotter. <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48254/*http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/_ylc=X3oDMTI5MGx2aThyBF9TAzIxMTU1MDAzNTIEX3MDMzk2NTQ1MTAzBHNlYwNCQUJwaWxsYXJfTklfMzYwBHNsawNQcm9kdWN0X3F1ZXN0aW9uX3BhZ2U-?link=list&sid=396545469">Get better travel answers </a>from someone who knows.<br>Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. </body></html>