Original Posted By: "Graham Hansen"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Rubecks RibsCharlie Rubecks is located in Spencer, IN. I don't have a phone or address. I purchased a set of ribs from Charlie this past summer at Brodhead. He uses Port Orford cedar. Very nice ribs. While I can build ribs, they wouldn't be nearly as nice or as uniform as Charlie's and it would take me two months to buildthe 31 ribs for a 3-piece wing. Charlie's are like works of art and I will feel badly covering them up in the wing...and by the way, I asked a fellow at Brodhead if $300 was a good deal. Dumb question. He replied that he'd be happyto build me a set -- for $900! Charlie is building these things at less than minimum wage rates! He deserves and probably could get much more. Anyway, that's my rationale for purchasing the ribs from Charlie -- and he showed me in careful detail how to attach leading and trailing edges. Got back from Wicks (Highland, IL) last night with some plywood for my Piet's floor and sides. Wow that's a long drive from Wisconsin! I don't think those Illinois maps are the correct scale north-south-wise! Wonderful folks. And if you visit them you must take a tour of their pipe organ factory! Wicks has been building pipe organs since 1906 or so.. Talk about craftsmanship and justplain a fascinating process to see...would love to have one of those free shopping sprees in their wood crib (they use lots of Sitka spruce)! Oh, get breakfast at Buzzies just around the corner when visiting Wicks...great food, good service, reasonable prices -- don't mind the railroadmemorabilia. In fact, every time one of us aviator types goes there we should givethem some airplane pics and signs and help them redecorate...so what if they're right next to the RR tracks... Fred B.________________________________________________________________________________