Joe, At 17:22 3/1/2004 -0800, you wrote: > >Hey all, > >What is the name of this kind or style of knuckle (besides old)? > >Barbara Richmond > >That be a "pear" knuckle. >Conrad Hoffsommer, >Where do you guys/gals get this stuff?!!!!! A "pear" knuckle?!!!! I don't >think so!<G> The name that was given to me, years ago, was Kimball Knuckle, >as this was first used by Kimball. As recently as the age of disco, when I was starting in piano work, "pear knuckle" was the only name I ever heard those beasties called. [at least, in polite company...] For a long time, the only pianos I saw with them in were Baldwins - imagine my confusion if I were thinking Kimball. ;-} [no comment, RicB!!] > I can document that with a verrrrry olde >Service Manual that shows the correct jack alignment for these little >beasties. I've got a Trefz catalog which has a picture of the pear/Thayer shank, but the price listing for the Thayer has the wrong identifying letter. Apparently, confusion as to nomenclature regarding this part is not a new thing. Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS. Decorah, IA - Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated Lever Action Tone Generation Systems. - Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor - American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder
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