<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 vLink=#551a8b aLink=#ff0000 link=#0000ee = bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>That's already a feature....just lift the lid up and down quickly...;-]</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David I.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 30, 2003 = 7:25 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> OT Sustain was Re: = 1974 M & H B</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>  <P>Ed Sutton wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>    While these = arguments are worth considering, taken to extreme they would require at least 50 instruments to play the repertoire, or that each performer = specialize in a very narrow repertoire.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>    Meanwhile, in order to satisfy a = greater variety of sustaining needs, I'm pleased to announce my new invention: The Historically Adjustable Soundboard Damper!  I'll be offering it = to all the major manufacturers next week, and look forward to international = acclaim.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT = size=-1>    Ed S.</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Grin... will that be available with the optional tremolo bar as = well then ? <P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, Norway = <BR><A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> = <BR><A = href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad= park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>