<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/8/2003 4:19:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, McNeilTo= m@aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>message dated 12/7/03 11:09:18 PM Eastern S= tandard Time, Cramer@BrandonU.CA writes:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is a crack in the frame of the 1= 912 "B" I mentioned some time ago.<BR> <BR>You will notice it runs from= the screw-hole along the strut on one <BR>side, and to the first tuning-pin= of F2 on the other.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Mark, and colleagues -</FONT></DIV></BL= OCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>    =      Personally I'd be thinking about using the lock &am= p; stich method of repairing this plate. It needs to be mended & stabili= zed. I'd also consider an epoxy fill between the plate flange/webbing on top= of that. I own a B from that era that's currently in process. I think I'll = check it.  Dale</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>