[CW] Begali Sculpture Dual-Lever Paddle For Sale

[Joe Blackwell]

Hello CWers,

I have the Begali Simplex Mono, excellent key, favorite in my collection.
The Sculpture Mono appears to have the same single-lever mechanism
as the Simplex Mono although the length of the arm from pivot to key
contact is longer on the Simplex than on the Sculputure.

The Sculpture with magnetic tension and a "short arm" would give one
a crisp feel to the keying with easy QRQ while the spring tension and
"longer arm" gives one a laid back, easy going feel and easy QRQ.

Like you, David, N1EA, I have digressed to the bug.  I found I can plug my
bug into the K1EL WKUSB keyer, select "Straight Key mode" and swing away
with the bug while the WKUSB more or less cleans up any scratchiness of
the dits. My Simplex Mono is at the same time plugged into the WKUSB
for paddling to emulate a bug, but sending with a real bug is more fun.

In WKUSB the paddle command "K" plus "S" for bug mode or "K" plus "U"
or "A" or "B" for iambic keying.

I confess I am not ready for prime time sideswiper!

de Joe, aa4nn
Lake Wylie, SC


On 2/29/2012 11:05 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> Hello Bruce,
>
> That's a fabulous key - and I2RTF makes fabulous keys - I hear him 
> often on a bug of his own manufacture.  He loves Morse - and it shows 
> in his keys.
>
> You can make very smooth sounding Morse on a dual lever paddle with an 
> iambic type keyer.  I've lost most of my iambic ability though because 
> I rarely use a keyer any more - I've gone back to bugs, side swipers 
> and hand keys - mostly to let the new comers have some different music 
> of Morse in their ears.
>
> But you are selling a fabulous key!
>
> 73
>
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