Unusual Story&Clark Spinet action

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 10:23 3/30/2005, you wrote:
>Is this the "Thayer action"?  This Story & Clark spinet from 1954 (S/N 
>246699) has an extra rail and flange, and two extra action centers.  The 
>back of the key has a capstan, that pushes up on a horizontal arm that has 
>an action center (attached to the extra rail) on the other side of the 
>capstan from the strings.  Instead of the typical rubber grommets 
>connecting to stickers, there's another proper action center.
>
>I've held one key down in this shot; you can barely see the capstan on the 
>key.
>
>--Cy Shuster--
>Bluefield, WV
>


Cy,

I don't know the name of the action configuration, but what's unusual about 
it is that it is actually easy to remove for servicing.



Conrad Hoffsommer
Decorah, IA

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