At 07:39 AM 2/27/2000 -0500, Dale wrote: >Hi Kristinn, > There was a popular TV series here in the states a while back called >"Northern Exposure".....set in a small village in Alaska. >One of the episodes portrayed a "Flinging" of a piano by the use of a >catapult. See this page: http://www.eskimo.com/~verne/treb.htm for more info on the Northern Exposure Treb. See also: http://trebuchet.com/ , http://members.iinet.net.au/~rmine/gctrebs.html and if you're REALLY interested there's a Windows trebuchet simulator at http://ftp.usma.edu/cme/civilsoft.htm There was an article on a fellow in England who flings pianos and dead farm animals but I can't locate it at the moment. It was quite interesting and his "back 40" must really be a sight! >The piano, a vintage Mason & Hamlin had already been through a fire in a >prior episode. The local artisan, "Chris" needed something to fling with his In that same episode... called "Burning Down The House". In a later episode Ruth-Ann describes it as a "Baldwin Upright" although Maggie says it's a Mason in BDTH. >self made catapult. He was going to fling a cow but it had already been done >by an artist in Europe. Monty Python. IIRC it was the movie "Holy Grail" > By the way, if anyone on the list has a copy of that episode, (and I > know >you're out there)! I would gladly pay for a copy of it! Well... you're *supposed* to call/write/email A&E and see if that episode is on one of the Northern Exposure Collections and pay the $99 (plus shipping and handling) for that particular 5 episode set. B-}) Email me and I'll see if I can get you a copy on loan. John John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada Registered Piano Technician http://www.musselwhite.com email: john@musselwhite.com
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