<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/17/2004 12:40:34 PM Central Standard Time, Richard= .Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Please advise as to the validity of these clai= ms and any other points <BR>that should be raised.<BR><BR>Thanks muchly<BR><= BR>RicB</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>The first question I have to ask, Ric, is, did you remove the strings, = and dry the bridge and sound board area? It would seem to me, that the best = way to keep all the problems you indicate will happen, could be prevented if= the coffee was cleaned up immediately. Yes, you probably will have to repla= ce the strings, and maybe some of the bridge pins, But I don't think there w= ill be a need to recap the bridge, much less replace the soundboard. </= DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you didn't clean up the mess right away, it appears you're trying to= punish the university for allowing students access to the practice rooms wi= th a cup of coffee. I agree the student should never have brought the coffee= in the room in the first place, but don't punish the university for a stude= nt's mistake. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></BODY></HTML>