<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Lance-</DIV> <DIV>Is the backrail cloth the correct thickness?</DIV> <DIV>Ed Sutton -----Original Message----- From: lafargue@bel= lsouth.net Sent: Nov 3, 2005 4:34 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: = [CAUT] Kawai Regulation </DIV><ZZZHTML xmlns:w="urn:schemas-micro= soft-com:office:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" x= mlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-= html40"><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" HTTP-= EQUIV="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"><= ZZZMETA content="Microsoft Word 10" name="Generator"><ZZZMETA content= ="Microsoft Word 10" name="Originator"><ZZZLINK rel="File-List" href= ="cid:filelist.xml@01C5E08C.21496AB0"><ZZZ!--[IF 9] mso gte><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><ZZZ![ENDIF]--><ZZZ!--[IF 9] mso gte><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:DontDisplayPageBoundaries/> <w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState> <w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState> <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind> <w:EnvelopeVis/> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><ZZZ![ENDIF]--> <STYLE> <ZZZ!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Benguiat; 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very sad most of th= em.  <o:p></o:p></FONT= > <o:p> </o:p> Lance Lafargue, RPT<o:p></o:p></SPA= N> LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD</S= PAN><o:p></o:p> New Orleans Chapter, PTG<o:p></o:p>= 985.72P.IANO<o:p></o:p></FON= T> <A href="mailto:lafargue@be= llsouth.net">lafargue@bellsouth.net</A><o:p></o:p> <A href="http://www.lpianos= .com">www.lpianos.com</A><o= :p></o:p> <A href="http://www.lafargu= epianos.com"></A> <o:p= ></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZH= TML></BODY>