As a melancholy, new installment to the ongoing saga, yesterday I had a phone call from Angela at Jansens Clocks, in St. Charles, MO. She had received the flawed El Morro piece that I had returned. After checking ALL her remaining El Morro in-stock pieces, she discovered that they ALL had various and sundry similar flaws and factory chips and that not one of them could serve as a viable replacement for the one that I returned. She has contacted Harbour Lights and requested that they hunt down a good piece to send to her, so that she can send it on to me.

There would seem to be a message, here, huh?