<!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 Tom.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   The action you describe  sounds like the one</DIV> <DIV>developed by the  Thayer Action Co. for M. Schultz.</DIV> <DIV>   </DIV> <DIV>    If so the spring you describe  will make a half </DIV> <DIV>circle.  One end will hook to a round shank glued </DIV> <DIV>into the main whippen lever.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Such an action  model is in the  PTG  Museum.</DIV> <DIV>Also one by  W. P. Haines  that is similar  except </DIV> <DIV>it has an adjustable but weird spring that is </DIV> <DIV>supposed to act as repetition lever</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  To regulate this action is the same as an upright</DIV> <DIV>with the shank resting on the hammer rail.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   As a side note,  Ludwig built a Grand piano</DIV> <DIV>with the main cabinet made of concrete.  Please</DIV> <DIV>check this case I would like to have this Ser. No. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards to all,</DIV> <DIV>Jack Wyatt</DIV> <DIV>  </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>