Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 20:13:44 -0700
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: Chimp


At 03:40 PM 7/14/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Ax, thanks for the welcome.  I have BEEN to your page and it's really great.
>Oh how I yearn for one of the chimps but could never justify having one as I
>would never use it and that would be a real waste of a beautiful puppet.
>I saw someone with one (obviously handmade but beautifully done) at a
>regional festival YEARS ago in Pennsylvania.  I've not seen one since that
>approached it but yours, from the photos, looks to be much superior.  I'll
>surely keep watching !
>

Kewl!  The chimp looks way better in person than in photos.  Even the mass
produced one for the toy industry rocks!  Because the mouth is made smaller
to look realistic, adults need to operate the mouth with a modified open
hand position.  In addition to comfort, it also gives the cheeks and eye
area expression when you move your hand!  You can see the position at 

http://www.axtell.com/toys.html

P.S. we have a darling smaller chimp coming out in the stores for christmas
this year that is so incredible.  It's about 20% smaller and I just got the
prototype yesterday from China and made a few adjustments to it and approved
it.   Ax

   


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