UNITED STATES
     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
     Washington, D.C.  20549

     SCHEDULE 13D
     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
     (Amendment No. 1)*

     HARDINGE INC.
     (Name of Issuer)

     Common Stock, Par Value $.01
     (Title of Class of Securities)

     412324 30 3
     (CUSIP Number)

     J. Patrick Ervin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
     Hardinge Inc., One Hardinge Drive, P.O. Box 1507,
     Elmira, NY  14902-1507, Telephone: (607) 734-2281,
     with a copy to J. Philip Hunter, Esq., Sayles & Evans,
     One West Church Street, Elmira, NY 14901;
     Telephone: (607) 734-2271
     (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
     Receive Notices and Communications)

     January 30, 2004
     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of 240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ___

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.
See 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a
prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No.   412324 30 3

 1.  J. Patrick Ervin             S.S.# 124-50-9393

 2.  (b)  X

 3.

 4.  Not Applicable

 5.

 6.  U.S.A.

 7.  77,840

 8.  0

 9.  77,840

10.  0

11.  77,840

12.

13.  .879%

14.  IN























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     SCHEDULE 13D


Item 1.   Security and Issuer:

       Common Stock, Par Value $.01  ("Shares")
       Hardinge Inc.
       One Hardinge Drive
       P.O. Box 1507
       Elmira, New York  14902

Item 2.   Identity and Background:

       (a)     Name
               J. Patrick Ervin

       (b)     Business Address
               One Hardinge Drive
               P.O. Box 1507
               Elmira, NY  14902-1507

       (c)     Present principal occupation
               Chairman of the Board, President and
               Chief Executive Officer

    (d, e)     Legal proceedings
               None

       (f)     Citizenship
               U.S.A. - State of New York


Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration:

       J. Patrick Ervin has acquired shares of Hardinge Inc. common
stock from time to time under various executive incentive stock
plans of the Issuer and with personal funds.  As of the date
hereof, 76,468 shares are owned individually and 1,372 shares are
held for Mr. Ervin's account in the Issuer's Savings Plan.












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Item 4.   Purpose of Transaction:

       Since J. Patrick Ervin's appointment as a co-trustee of the
Issuer(s Pension Plan on May 1, 2001, Mr. Ervin(s beneficial
ownership has exceeded 5%.  Mr. Ervin resigned as co-trustee under
said Plan on January 30, 2004 and the Issuer's 383,886 shares
formerly held by him as co-trustee were transferred to the Issuer's
Pension Plan trustee, Chemung Canal Trust Company.  Mr. Ervin's
ownership is for investment purposes only and he has no plans to
cause a change of control of Hardinge Inc. or to take any other
action enumerated in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.


Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer:

       (a)  Aggregate Number and Percentage Owned
77,840, .879% based on 8,857,849 shares outstanding on December 31,
2003 as reported by the Issuer.

       (b)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:
              (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the
                      vote 77,840
             (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct
                      the vote     0
            (iii)  sole power to dispose or to
                      direct the disposition of   77,840
             (iv)  shared power to dispose or to
                      direct the disposition of   0

       (c)  Transactions during past sixty days:

       Since J. Patrick Ervin's appointment as a co-trustee of the
Issuer(s Pension Plan on May 1, 2001, Mr. Ervin(s beneficial
ownership has exceeded 5%.  Mr. Ervin resigned as co-trustee under
said Plan on January 30, 2004 and the Issuer's 383,886 shares
formerly held by him as co-trustee were transferred to the Issuer's
Pension Plan trustee, Chemung Canal Trust Company.

       (d)  Rights of any other persons to owned Shares:

       Mr. Ervin is aware of other persons with the right to
receive or the power to direct and receive dividends from or the
proceeds of the sale of, Shares, but to the best knowledge of Mr.
Ervin, none of such persons beneficially own more than 5% of the
outstanding Shares, except those disclosed in the Issuer's most
recent proxy statement.




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       (e)  Date upon which Ceased to be 5% Beneficial Owner:
             January 30, 2004


Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
       with Respect to Securities of the Issuer:

       None


Item 7.   Material to Be Filed as Exhibit:

             None


     SIGNATURE

       After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
And belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:                             February 6, 2004


Signature:
__________________________________

Name:                              J. Patrick Ervin























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