So called Wierd !!!!

Ron Nossaman RNossaman@KSCABLE.com
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:22:48 -0500


> Hello Ron<
>
>   This Staib-Abendschein  Action is rated at 1400
>blows a minute.  This makes it the fastest action of
>any type ever.  It was used in  Starr,. Weser and 
>Gulbransen players among others.  The reason that
>it did not succeed was not its performance or quality
>it was the cost.  I have rebuilt several of these actions
>and the player system could not stop them from repeating.
>   I have used a model of this action in my Turbo-Charge 
>class many times. Because we may not have knowledge 
>of a given action does not make it a bad one. It is, in this 
>case, something old that, to some, may be new.  Let,s
>not fear something that is different.
>     Clark !!  I will try to find my research info. on the 
>" Hickman" action and send it to you. 
>
>Regards, to all
>Jack Wyatt

Hi Jack,
Point taken. Very impressive!

Ron N


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