<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>That's just a maybe. Not enough information has been presented. The piano is reported to be four years old (I've seen new pianos that needed a new soundboard). The original post stated: "There is a lack of sustain and power in the fifth and lower sixth octaves.", which is a classic indicator that a collapsed/dead soundboard could be to blame. One would want to take a very careful look at downbearing and crown on the entire soundboard to get a better feel for the cause.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If the soundboard has reverse crown and no downbearing, I would sure recommend demanding that the soundboard be replaced under warranty.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>Coming from someone who can't do that stuff, why a new soundboard? Why not just a new bridge cap & restring it? How old is it? <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR>At 03:54 PM 4/25/2006, you wrote:<FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><BR>If a new cap and mass loading the bridge do not suffice, then I suppose it is time for a new soundboard - preferably of a better design.<BR> <BR>Terry Farrell</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>