Howdy Folks! I'm poor, but not ashamed. I work in the 5th poorest county in the U.S. ( worse than New Orleans' 9th Ward ) where 90% of pianos are cruddy old uprights or Kimball Whitneys, and the few folks rich enough for REAL pianos are ( historically ) used to paying everyone minimum wage. ( Or less. Much less. ) Add to that the fact that I was rear-ended by a personal injury lawyer in front of a chiropractor's office 5 years ago ( no kidding ) and didn't get a settlement ( but did get neck injuries ) and you can understand why I can't afford to go. But I'd love to! So, here's my offer: 1)Anybody who chips in $10 or more gets samples of all three piano-specific Ecsaine thicknesses to play with. This is the astounding, uniform, buckskin substitute made by Toray industries that is used by Yamaha and Kawai ( or so I've heard. ) Great stuff !!! I'll never use buckskin again! It took MONTHS to pry this out of Toray, with the promise that I'd promote it among pianotechs. If enough demand it, and I can get Toray to sell me a reasonable minimum stock, I'll then offer it, reasonably priced. 2)Whoever chips in the most wins the 1890's push-up style Simplex piano player at my brother's in Rochester. ( Unrestored. ) 3) I'll bring several samples of other gadgets and techniques I've developed that may be of interest. 4) Jack Wyatt is interested in my recent experiences restoring a Chickering "Brown" action, to help with his class. I'd much rather show up with my jigs, and answer any and all questions. These beasts are MURDER to restore and regulate, and I can save you a hundred hours of grief ( at least ) were you to ever encounter one. For one thing, ( after days of head scratching ) I devised a very effective jig to make uniform cord loops in jacks. It measures the cord perfectly, and prevents plug insertion from altering loop length. There are also peculiar procedures for disassembly/assembly/adjustment that may drive you to suicide. On top of that, I'd love to meet y'all, give my enemies a chance to vent their completely unreasobnable frustrations with me in person, and have a "Piano Battle" with any fellow ragtime or stride players who show up. If you are, for good or evil, interested in seeing me at Rochester, please email with a pledge. If they tally, along with my finances, enough to attend, I'll take you up on them and see you there. Ecsaine to be distributed once I arrive. Thanks! Thump --- JWyatt1492 at aol.com wrote: > Hello Thump, > > > I would like to talk to you about the "Brown" > action and your experience with it. > > I have a working model of the later "Brown" > action. > It is in the Museum in K.C. > > It will be part on my class in Rochester. > > I will need your Phone no, > > Regards, > Jack Wyatt > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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