<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 9/14/2004 5:49:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, keenas.p= ianos@rcn.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>This season has posed a new problem.  We = had a very damp summer.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>If you believe this to be moisture related, did someone suggest ironing= ? Anything you do to the strike point will affect the entire dynamic range, = which is I believe what the artist is asking for (not more power, just a lit= tle brightness). Ironing doesn't usually do very much, but you might not be = asking for very much, and it's reversible. Combined with blending in from th= e tenor, it might do the trick. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob Davis</DIV></BODY></HTML>