Payne 96 - Jojo DeLancier

    Due to an overwhelming number of whinings and other assorted pitiful
pleas, and since I'm not mean and heartless like the thousands of denizens
of this List who have the Para 16 taper and won't share it, here you have
the Payne 96. This taper was provided me months ago by Rich Colo, taken from
a rod he owned. The provided guide spacing didn't seem to add up for me, but
I tried to figure it out as best I could. I assume the numbers are over
varnish, but don't know. Rich? I had to extrapolate certain numbers from
some measurements not being at 5" intervals due to the guides.

Jim Payne 96
1950's
6'6" 2 pc. 4 wt.
10/64 Ferrule    (I'd use an 11/64th. Did these things have step ferrules?)
Grip: 5" Cigar
Reel seat: 4", All cork
                                                        Original Guide
Spacing
0"      0.057                                                  3 7/8"
5"      0.074                                                  7 1/2"
10"    0.091                                                11 1/2"
15"    0.106                                                18 1/2"
20"    0.119                                                25 3/4"
25"    0.135                                                33 1/4"
30"    0.148                                                45"
35"    0.160
40"    0.168
45"    0.178
50"    0.196
55"    0.214
60"    0.232
65"    0.252
70"    0.294
75"    0.294
78"    0.294

I'd use 0.312 for the last 3" of the butt, but hey, that's me.

M-D