<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type= content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;= BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV align=left>Hey Wim, you're the expert...you answer= it...;-]</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>----- Original message= ----------------------------------------><BR>From: <<A= href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A>><BR>To:= <<A= href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>><BR>Received:= Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:23:10 EDT<BR>Subject: Fwd: [Experts]= Pressure Ridge in Soundboard of NEW piano</DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>This came to me from "ask the experts."= Anyone care to answer Mr. Robfitz. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/12/04 12:07:20 AM Central Daylight= Time, johnrobfitz@yahoo.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px;= BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>How big a concern= is a pressure ridge on the soundboard of a new piano?  I= have not bought the piano yet, and love it otherwise. = However, my instincts are telling me to pass on this one, and= wait for one that does not have pressure ridges.  It\'s a= Japanese piano, and because of their reputation for uniformity,= I\'m confident that sooner or later, another piano of the same= model will sound and feel just as good to me.  The dealer= is assuring me that the pressure ridge is not a big deal, and= that if it should develop into a crack, it is covered under= warranty for ten years.  Still, for the money I\'m= spending, I feel like I should be getting a piano without any= discernable flaws.  Is my concern reasonable, or am I being= paranoid?  By the way, I\'m in the Northeast.<BR>Thank you= SO much!!  Looking forward to your= response.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>