<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Appears to be an ocular tonometer – measures eyeball fluid pressure or some such thing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Larry Fisher RPT<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech<br><b>Subject:</b> [pianotech] Prof. Schloetz's Tonometer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>While working for a dealership as an employee (a rather short gig) a young man handed me this gem from his recently deceased grandfather’s estate.  He had no clue as to it’s origin or purpose.  I gave him a few bucks and kept it in a drawer hoping to find an answer someday.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The device is quite sensitive and comes with different weights (one has a 7.5 stamped on it and the other a 10).  You can see it measures in the middle of the scale when balanced on top of a pool ball.  There’s a small disk with a curved surface that is used for calibration purposes.  The scale has no indication of units and spreads from zero to twenty.  The numbers 2227 are stamped to the left of the scale. D.B.G.M. is stamped on the back of this scale.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I’ve had thoughts of placing it on a bratwurst or knackwurst to check for firmness and such but I’d hate to get it dirty.  <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <img width=644 height=484 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDBD94.EE56AE40" alt=PB031351>  <img width=644 height=484 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CDBD94.EE56AE40" alt=PB031350>    <img width=644 height=484 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CDBD94.EE56AE40" alt=PB031352><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2013.0.2742 / Virus Database: 2617/5879 - Release Date: 11/07/12<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>