On Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:39:37 Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Phillip L Ford" <fordpiano@lycos.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: November 08, 2001 5:59 PM >Subject: Re: String termination devices > >> This is very interesting and somewhat similar to a couple of things >> I've seen in old patents. > >Don't suppose you have a couple of patent numbers handy? > >>Del > ---- Maybe not so similar. They don't have the separate bearing rod, but along the same lines. This is certainly not comprehensive. Just some that I'm aware of. Mostly older. Some newer patents might contain something more similar to your idea. Some of the ones below are almost exactly like the idea that I described. 29061 164988 215089 238733 292580 356971 440251 493748 Obviously we aren't the first to have ideas along these lines. I wish there was better documentation or record keeping available to us about these ideas. Usually when I think I've got a good idea I'll look around and find out some person or several persons have already had the same idea. Why aren't they in use today? Did they try them out and find out they were not such good ideas? Were they too costly? Too difficult to manufacture? It's a shame to have to reinvent the wheel. Phil --- Phillip Ford Piano Service & Restoration 1777 Yosemite Ave - 215 San Francisco, CA 94124
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