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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A substantial metal block runs along a fla=
t plate,=20
this plate is superbly manufactured. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They have conventional stays, but the lowe=
r stay=20
bolt also secures a traditional forged style wheel stay like the ones fitte=
d to=20
wooden headstocks. The normal type wheel plates are not present. 1953 is th=
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date of rehang, has anyone seen these older wheel stays on a "modern"=20
job?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Simon</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>Fro=
m:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddcawley@w...=20
href=3D"mailto:dcawley@w...">David Cawley</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9=
:06=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians]=20
sliders</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I undertsand that there is a set of thes=
e at=20
Penkridge which pre-date the last rehang. Simon Adams will know more abou=
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them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>F=
rom:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddavidbryant@h...=20
href=3D"mailto:davidbryant@h...">David Bryant</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogrou=
ps.com</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 08, 2005=
11:26=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians]=20
sliders</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>I was reading a report on a (sadly no longer) Taylor=
six=20
of 1894. This was a <BR>'modern' installation in that it had a cast iro=
n=20
lowside frame, cast iron <BR>headstocks, etc. However, they stays were =
of=20
normal type and the sliders <BR>described as being 'metal blocks'. Preu=
mably=20
this means a metal block <BR>sliding on a track. I've not seen these - =
can=20
anyone describe them in detail <BR>and provide any other example -=20
presumably they were only used for a short <BR>time before Hastings sta=
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became the norm.<BR><BR>David<BR><BR><BR></TT><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BL=
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