<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hello Paul,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     This is indeed a  " Lost Motion Eliminator "   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  This device  allows a "soft " pedal to raise the </DIV> <DIV>hammers closer to the strings without  creating </DIV> <DIV>any lost motion between the keys to the hammer.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  This small lever was activated by a control rod </DIV> <DIV>at the back  connected to a pedal and could be </DIV> <DIV>individually regulated</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Melville Clark first used this system in his</DIV> <DIV> " Apollo "  player Grands. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   The connection between the Chickering Bros.</DIV> <DIV>" Acoustigrande" and the  " A. B. Chase " could</DIV> <DIV>have been the   Thayer Action Co. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   They are the Co. that built this particular </DIV> <DIV>whippen.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope this helps,</DIV> <DIV>Jack Wyatt</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Who's never won? <A title="http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548" href="http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548" target="_blank">Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>