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Re: Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
From: Jean-Philippe Planas
Date: 2012 Apr 13, 10:36 -0700
From: "wolfgang.hasper@web.de" <wolfgang.hasper@web.de>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 6:22 PM
Subject: [NavList] Aw: Re: Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
From: Alexandre E Eremenko <eremenko@math.purdue.edu>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:49 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
I wonder whether Freiberger factory still makes their sextants.
(I found no proof of this, searching on Internet).
Alex.
P.S. But Freibergers and SNO-T's in good condition can be still
found on e-bay, quite frequently.
On Fri, 13 Apr 2012, Jean-Philippe Planas wrote:
>
> Thak you Alex.
>
> Too bad, it is(was) such an outstanding instrument.
>
> I wrote them a letter of inquiry (physical mail) in english to their adress in St-Peterburg 4 or 5 years ago and never had the chance to get any answer, whether in Russian or in any other form.
>
> JPP
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Alexandre E Eremenko <eremenko---purdue.edu>
> To: NavList@fer3.com
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:16 PM
> Subject: [NavList] Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
>
>
> Few weeks ago,
>
> I wrote an e-mail (in English) to the director of the SNO-T
> factory in StPeterburg, asking about SNO, and refering
> to their advertisement on the Internet.
>
> Today I received an official reply (in Russian) which says:
>
> "This is to let you know that our enterprize no longer makes
> the SNO-T product."
>
> (My translation). Signed by the Head of the Planning Department
> T. G. Trebkova.
>
>
> Alex.
>
>
>
> : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=119032
>
>
>
From: Jean-Philippe Planas
Date: 2012 Apr 13, 10:36 -0700
Guten Abend Wolgang,
Vielen Dank for the info.
"My specimen festures quite large instrument errors (likely most of it eccentricity) of up to +54""
I am very surprised by the amount of excentricity error. I believed such instruments were not allowed to get out of the factory if the error was more than +/-30" for the regular "trommel sextant model" and even +/- 20" for the "SIRIUS" model.
Did you have your instrument checked on an optical bench as theFreiberger certificate usually says nothing more than "GUT" or "free of errors for practical use".
Gruss
JPP
From: "wolfgang.hasper@web.de" <wolfgang.hasper@web.de>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 6:22 PM
Subject: [NavList] Aw: Re: Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
Jean,
Freiberger is still active making new sextants.
I have one made in 2009 (Serial No not at hand)
their website is somewhat hard to find,
here it is
http://www.fpm.de/lang_en/index.php?c=1&s=nautic
My specimen festures quite large instrument errors (likely most of it eccentricity) of up to +54" which I think is a bit much given the price of around 1000€.
Best
Wolfgang
Gesendet: Freitag, 13. April 2012 um 15:32 Uhr
Von: "jean-philippe planas" <jeanphilippeplanas@yahoo.com>
An: "NavList@fer3.com" <NavList@fer3.com>
Betreff: [NavList] Re: Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
Von: "jean-philippe planas" <jeanphilippeplanas@yahoo.com>
An: "NavList@fer3.com" <NavList@fer3.com>
Betreff: [NavList] Re: Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
You can still get new freibergers from authorised dealers, at least in Europe.
http://navastro.fr/
http://digipoche.free.fr/
http://www.regiozeist.nl/freiberger/index.php?item=freiberger-sextants-new&action=page&group_id=17&lang=EN
JPP
From: Alexandre E Eremenko <eremenko@math.purdue.edu>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:49 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
I wonder whether Freiberger factory still makes their sextants.
(I found no proof of this, searching on Internet).
Alex.
P.S. But Freibergers and SNO-T's in good condition can be still
found on e-bay, quite frequently.
On Fri, 13 Apr 2012, Jean-Philippe Planas wrote:
>
> Thak you Alex.
>
> Too bad, it is(was) such an outstanding instrument.
>
> I wrote them a letter of inquiry (physical mail) in english to their adress in St-Peterburg 4 or 5 years ago and never had the chance to get any answer, whether in Russian or in any other form.
>
> JPP
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Alexandre E Eremenko <eremenko---purdue.edu>
> To: NavList@fer3.com
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:16 PM
> Subject: [NavList] Modern sextant production. Reply from SNO-T factory.
>
>
> Few weeks ago,
>
> I wrote an e-mail (in English) to the director of the SNO-T
> factory in StPeterburg, asking about SNO, and refering
> to their advertisement on the Internet.
>
> Today I received an official reply (in Russian) which says:
>
> "This is to let you know that our enterprize no longer makes
> the SNO-T product."
>
> (My translation). Signed by the Head of the Planning Department
> T. G. Trebkova.
>
>
> Alex.
>
>
>
> : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=119032
>
>
>
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