André, Please don't be afraid to stick out your CSO (never stopped you before) :-), we appreciate your sharing the experiences and info collected in your SSO. Perhaps OSO would best describe it. (oblong-shaped object). In a few cases some contributors have demonstrated use of their PSO's (pointed-shaped objects) I mean like real pinheads, man. Oh-oh, here I go again, maybe I should go hang my PSO in shame for such derogatory remarks. But to get back to the thread, even a block head becomes less dense with use. :-) But sometimes even the most severe pounding (as with the artists Susan mentioned) will not bring responsiveness to wooden masses under intense compression. TTFN, Jon Page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >As a matter of fact, I dearly wish that it were true about wood becoming more "rich and open" after use, but maybe the "spherical shaped object" (sso) wobbling on the cylindrical shaped object (cso) called "the neck", is too dense for this subtle way of thinking. And... maybe I should be glad that I have given up playing the bass and the cello... >I was playing out of tune all the time anyway! >André Oorebeek
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