1920's Fischer action brackets by subscription

[Horace Greeley]

Hi, Gordon,

Quoting gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>:

> Dear everybody,
>      I have decided to help our colleague Britt by
> getting one of those APSCO replacement action brackets
> into the hands of a machinist for duplication. The
> cost, obviously, will be greatly reduced if a large
> quantity can be contracted.
> If you would like a  set for a  current of futuure
> project, please contact me.
>
> ??? Question ??? Did any other "American Piano
> Company" products from the 1920's--Knabe, Chickering,
> Mason and Hamlin, Haines Brothers, Franklin, Marshall
> and Wendell, etc.,  use pot metal  brackets ??? If so,
> are they the same ?

Yes; and, No.  On the other hand, there is a fair amount of carry over
between many of those brands - so, brackets made from a material which
would be both sufficiently stable and sufficiently malleable (for
bending/etc) might work.

Sorry.

Horace

>
>
>      Thanks!
>      Thump
>
> P.S. If you don't know what this is about: Many 1920's
> Fischer grands ( made by American ) used pot-metal
> action brackets which expand due to internal
> instabilty and become utterly crumbly and useless.
>
>
> --- Cy Shuster <741662027@theshusters.org> wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > My question was calipers vs. micrometers, regardless
> > of the source country.  Conrad mentioned that he
> > uses calipers for plain wire, and the micrometer for
> > the wound strings (where the caliper jaws tend to
> > slip into the windings).
> >
> > --Cy--
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Joe Garrett
> >   To: pianotech
> >   Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:43 PM
> >   Subject: Re: Micrometer source
> >
> >
> >   Cy said: "I wondered about the vernier calipers;
> > could you use them for all the
> >   strings, or would you also need a micrometer?  Are
> > calipers as accurate?
> >
> >   Signed,
> >
> >   --Cy Limited Tool Budget Shuster--
> >   Bluefield, WV
> >
> >   Cy,
> >   Tsk! Tsk! <G> Please!??? Buy quality tools. You
> > will not regret it! Save yer pennies/dollars and get
> > the good stuff, such as Starrett & Mitutoyo. Some
> > stuff from China and other similar countries, make
> > some good things, but accurate stuff is still the
> > domain of Germany, U.S. & Japan, IMHO!<G> (I do
> > think they are getting better, but I choose not to
> > support "slave labor/wages" type of thingees.
> >   Best Regards,
> >   Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> >   Captain, Tool Police
> >   Squares R I
>
>
>
>
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