<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 10/23/2003 9:34:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time, pianobu= ilders@olynet.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN= -LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>F= rom:</B> <A title=mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@ao= l.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.o= rg href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> October 22, 2003 5:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tonebell</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>      <FONT size=3><STRONG>Robin</STRONG></F= ONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>      Excellent info. A= lso, the 6ft. 1905 AB Chase that we rebuilt this year had a bell as well. Th= e piano, built like a tank, had no claims to any thing concerning the bell. = If the bell is such an incredible tonal device certainly it would have had a= more noticeable effect on tone which to my ear does not. It also torque's t= he rim which could force the rasten/board joint to rotate out ward and there= by upwards also adds torque the board.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  Dale</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQU= OTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3>Well, I= didn't say the difference was dramatic. To understand why these things are = rarely used on smaller pianos one has only to consider the relative sizes of= the plates in the area under question.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3></FONT>=  </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3>Del</FO= NT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>    =  <FONT size=3><STRONG>  True enough you didn't say dramtic = & I agree. The plate on the AB Chase was fairly stiff & I doubt any = nose bolt arrangement was needed of any sort.</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  = Dale</FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>