Beckets, revisited

[Horace Greeley]

Jon,

OK, I'll bite.  I'm intrigued.

Some time ago, Mark Anderson (RPT, Albany, CA) came up with something which
sounds similar, but I only saw it once.

Please post, when convenient.

Thanks.

Horace


At 09:41 PM 3/6/97 -0500, you wrote:
> Boy,! Did I have a good day today ! !
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>After pondering this problem , and bringing it before the
>'list' a while ago, I think I nailed that sucker today.
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>We were discorsing on the placement of the 'becket'.
>My concern was even beckets ( but I had a problem with
>tight quarters, ei; end of plate, up against front strut).
>I thought out different tools and over-engineered a few,
>I even made the extension for my cutters; but a simple, flat,
>thin piece of wood hit me right in the face.
>(It was like trying to find that tool or part that you can't find
>because it's right in front of you).
>The final product would be brass, probably. There also
>could be a few variations on the tool;  but I would
>like to propose a 'net-tech-novation'.  I can send a jpg.
>to anyone interested in this little critter and together
>we can make improvements (like, I doubt it).
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>This tool basically measures where the wire is to be cut.
>It works in tight quarters and applies equal pressure for
>consistant cuts. ( I was amazed every time I used it.)
>Like I said, it was a good day.
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>This post may be premature as I have not yet chipped this piano.
>But the concept is sound and you vill like it.
>
>Jon Page
>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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Horace Greeley

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