<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <STRONG><EM> There is no such thing as a universal. Ie. Unversal joint...what chu talking bout, elbow or hip.  universal church...don't go there.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   Universal bass string?.  Just say   noooo!</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Hey I'm off to see Dennis at North Bennet street school manana.  He scored 98% on his E.T. octave test. Now he can make his own money.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale</EM></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I use the universals now and then. But you've got a good point. I'm certainly using them less and less - I used to keep a full supply - I haven't reordered in more than a year.......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Too many time do I install one and it sounds like a dud. I've never had that problem with an Arledge string......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>