Now is this just bizarre, or am I missing some rare exotic version of the N4? ebay item 6248280200 ... Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail...
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Lennart Börjeson
lenborje
Feb 1, 2006 1:37 pm
They seem to be square root scales, in my case familiar from the FC 62/83N. /Lennart ... -- !++ ! Lennart Börjeson ! Starrängsringen 2 ! S-115 50 STOCKHOLM ...
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Jerome Mc Kenna
jeromemck
Feb 1, 2006 1:38 pm
It is bizarre, I don't see anything unusual about that rule either. When I bought mine, I paid in the low $40's. It looks like auction fever. Jerry ... of the...
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Duane Croft
duanecroft
Feb 1, 2006 3:28 pm
Hi Simon, I have no idea what is going on with this N4 and a couple recent previous auctions that went so high. Is it the same person buying them? I don't...
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Charles Oxford
cjoxford2
Feb 1, 2006 8:42 pm
Thanks to those who have written. I'm pretty sure which room thet're in but not which box. It'll be a few weeks before I can move boxes to find the rules and...
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Philippe DEAU
pdeau
Feb 2, 2006 12:01 am
Hi All, If you remember a fellow of this forum, Matteo Munari who is based in Italy offered us the possibility to get Sun Hemmi 259D sile rule NIB and still...
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Una Daly
unatdaly
Feb 2, 2006 12:05 am
Dear Slide Rule Group Owners, I am technically not a slide ruler collector although my household does contain 2 such devices -- neither available for sale....
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John Mosand
jomosand
Feb 2, 2006 12:16 am
Pardon me but, these statements about musical instruments are just a little bit off. For one thing, instruments made by Stradivari are not from the ...
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William L. Drylie
wldrylie
Feb 2, 2006 2:05 am
Hello Everyone; I hope everyone here has been well during my absence. I left the country for awhile to work, then was out of State on work. During my last...
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William L. Drylie
wldrylie
Feb 2, 2006 2:06 am
Hi again; I could not resist contributing an interesting slide rule problem before I went back to work again. You know me :-) Using the equation s=1/2*g*t^2...
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raycr13
Feb 2, 2006 2:30 am
It's been thirty years since I owned a sliderule, when I left the Marine Corps I left mine in the hands of my replacement, thinking I could always get...
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William Gartin
william_gartin
Feb 2, 2006 4:50 am
... Interesting. I'd never thought of this. What would be done, if one wanted to safely play the instrument? Could they be slowly brought up to a high humidity...
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rob walton
mgtc49racer
Feb 2, 2006 4:50 am
Simon- I think perhaps the better question is "are the bidders and seller from AZ?" Every now and then these SR syndicate people from Scottsdale or Phoenix...
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marion moon
sliderulenut
Feb 2, 2006 5:52 am
... Well, let's try this: rephrase the original expression as S/t^2 = g/2. set rule as C(2)/D(316) = C(t^2)/D(20000) which give C(t^2) = 1265. Move cursor so...
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CTLPELWV@...
carbide01
Feb 2, 2006 5:56 am
I have a very similar rule branded as Post. No doubt it dates from the WWII years, when Post's normal supplier (Hemmi) was not available (to put it mildly)....
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Randal Foster
algorithmnation
Feb 2, 2006 8:32 am
2 answers....and since they deal with wood they might even be related to ancient slide rules, too 1. The older wind instruments are generally in such a state...
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rob walton
mgtc49racer
Feb 2, 2006 12:52 pm
To all who look for the SR group for honest direction- Looks like those running this site are more interested in covering up than opening up to the truth. The...
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Maurice Quinn
varrus_1999
Feb 2, 2006 12:53 pm
Speaking as an engineer, and one with a fair amount of education and expertise with wood design and construction, I would have to say it would be quite...
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John Mosand
jomosand
Feb 2, 2006 1:11 pm
I'm going to take each statement in turn but, first I should give you something about my background for what I'm talking about. I was a professional orchestra...
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Jerome Mc Kenna
jeromemck
Feb 2, 2006 1:21 pm
I don't see any evidence of price fixing, just an example of irrational exuberance (or bidding frenzy). I have no idea who redactor99 is but I have recently...
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David Smart
smartware_co...
Feb 2, 2006 2:41 pm
Although EBay is getting a bit of a caning on this list at the moment, have a look there anyway. There seem to be slide rules selling there for $US10 (+/- a...
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KrazyKyngeKorny
raykornele
Feb 2, 2006 3:17 pm
Message is not flagged. [ Flag for Follow Up ] Date: Thu 02 Feb 2006 08:10:35 AM EST From: John Mosand <jomosand@...> [ Add to Address Book | Block...
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KrazyKyngeKorny
raykornele
Feb 2, 2006 3:33 pm
... Well, well. Rob didn't get the SR he wanted because someone out bid him. Rob, there is a simple solution. If you want an item, figure out how much it is...
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marion moon
sliderulenut
Feb 2, 2006 3:46 pm
... Boy, old age, late hours and fatigue will take its toll. I hadn't anymore than wrote an incomplete solutiona and hit the send button when the egg hit my...
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gkarusa
Feb 2, 2006 3:56 pm
I fail to see where there is evidence of price fixing here. As far as the prices are concerned, a slide rule, as well as anything auctioned, is worth what...
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Jerome Mc Kenna
jeromemck
Feb 2, 2006 4:04 pm
Miles, I couldn't agree more. I certaintly don't see any connection between any of the transactions mentioned and Walter Shawlee. When I've dealt with him,...
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Bruce Arnold
brucearnold_nc
Feb 2, 2006 6:52 pm
Goodness gracious, well you got your post printed, but I have to heartily disagree. The fact that at times any of us may participate in a bidding frenzy --...
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Duane Croft
duanecroft
Feb 2, 2006 6:53 pm
Rob, Most of the people in the slide rule group know Walter and no one's going to believe any accusations against him without any evidence. There have been...
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Larry Stewart
hemmifan
Feb 2, 2006 6:53 pm
Rob: I can assure you that Walter (Walter2) is a person of the highest standard and would never be involved in such shady dealings as you suggest. I have dealt...
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rob walton
mgtc49racer
Feb 2, 2006 6:53 pm
All- Walter was merely one of the bidders in one of the suspicious auctions. His bidding stopped when the bidding got ridiculous. It goes to show how the...
