From: "Heidi Bunn" <heidi-AT-ultrabac.com>
Subject: Re: Help with Marionette!
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 07:19:33 -0700


Hi Doug,
I received your message, as I've just joined the mailing list due to my
developing 
interest in marionettes.  Obviously I don't have an answer to your
question, but
did want to ask you - a fellow marionette fan - if you know of any good
resources 
(books, www sites, people, shows, ect.  - I live in Seattle)
about how to learn to build my own marionette, ect....
Thanks for any help you can provide.

heidi m. bunn
e-mail: heidi-AT-ultrabac.com
TEL: 206.313.5856


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> From: Rev.Mr. Doug Marlow <credo-AT-imcnet.net>
> To: Puptcrit List <Puptcrit-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU>
> Subject: Help with Marionette!
> Date: Tuesday, October 08, 1996 9:46 AM
> 
> Got a great marionette from an antique dealer.  It is a skeleton 
> about 15 inches tall.  The original stringing of this puppet had 
> strings that went to the head and one through the head.  A ring 
> makes the head (skull) go up.  The joints are joined with thread 
> through holes in the bones.  It's very authentic looking and a great 
> piece. I'm delighted to have gotten it.  Here's the problem.  The 
> stringing has detached in part and some of the strings for the legs 
> went through the hands...a bit different from the 9 string 
> controller.  The controller is an 18" rod, has two "airplane" wings, 
> one attached at the front and one on a hook in the middle of the 
> rod.  Then at the back end of the rod there is a round disk with the 
> head string going through it with a ring to pull the head up off the 
> shoulders.  Each of the airplanes has four strings...hmm seems like 
> that accounts for nine strings but the disk at the back has two 
> holes with no strings, either two additional strings or they passed 
> through there originally to offer some "trick" gimmick.  Anybody 
> have any ideas on what I have and how to string it?  No marks 
> anywhere.  Thanks Doug
> 
> 
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