<!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 6.00.6000.16640" 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 to All.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   The original  Dulcitone  was made by </DIV> <DIV>Thomas Machell  in Scotland in the late</DIV> <DIV>1800s.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  It has a nice sound, as the tuning forks </DIV> <DIV>are mounted into the soundboard.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  The legs fold  under and the single pedal </DIV> <DIV>operates dampers connected to the case </DIV> <DIV>and action by a string.  The action is a </DIV> <DIV>fairly simple one. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  I am working on getting one of these very</DIV> <DIV>unique  musical instruments for display in </DIV> <DIV>our  Museum for the  2011 Convention</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Wish me luck.</DIV> <DIV> </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">Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. <A title="http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002" href="http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002" target="_blank">Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>