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PIETRO BEGALI HAS RENDERED THE SCULPTURE IN AISI 304 STAINLESS STEEL, AN
AUSTENITIC NONMAGNETIC MATERIAL CONSIDERED MORE CHALLENGING TO MACHINE THAN
THE BRASS USED FOR MOST PADDLES.  THE SCULPTURES TENSION MECHANISM USES
NEODYMIUM MAGNETS EMBEDDED IN THE END OF THE TWO TENSION ADJUSTMENT SCREWS.
TURNING A SCREW MOVES THE MAGNET CLOSER TO, OR FARTHER FROM, ITS REPELLING
MAGNET MATE MOUNTED OUT OF SIGHT ON THE PADDLE LEVER.  FINGERPIECES EXTEND
FROM 0R4 TO 1R9 INCHES ABOVE THE OPERATING SURFACE, ALLOWING A VARIETY OF
FINGER POSITIONS WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT.  THE BEGALI SCULPTURE WEB PAGE OFFERS
LINKS TO VIDEOS OF ACCOMPLISHED HIGH SPEED CW OPERATORS MANIPULATING THE
SCULPTURES FINGERPIECES.  THE SCULPTURES ALUMINUM ALLOY LEVERS AND STIFF
BUT LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON FIBER FINGERPIECES ARE QUITE SHORT HORIZONTALLY.
WITH A 1 1 LEVERAGE RATIO, IT TAKES VERY LITTLE MOTION TO CLOSE ITS 14
KARAT SOLID GOLD CONVEX CONTACTS.  BEGALI IS NOW OFFERING OPTIONAL RED OR
BLUE ALUMINUM FINGERPIECES 1/8 INCH LONGER THAN STANDARD FOR OPERATORS WHO
PREFER MORE FINGER CONTACT.  MY SCULPTURE PADDLE ARRIVED FROM ITALY IN AN
EXCEEDINGLY WELL PADDED PACKAGE.  A THIN PLASTIC DUST COVER IS STANDARD,
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3,748,250 A C IZ2FOS 856,231 B B LP1H 939,872 B C VK4TT 3,425 A B RG9A
2,818,912 A C EF1W 657,152 B B LU7EE 22,425 C A KH7X 1,844,352 A C UA9CLB
2,622,636 A C PD1DX 466,488 B B LU8EHR 2,418 C A KH6NF 884,390 A C JA2MWV
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