<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Dec 10, 2006, at 7:39 AM, Ron Nossaman wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Through the years, I've built both high compression rib crowned boards and low compression rib crowned and supported boards, and the low compression RC&S boards give every indication to me to be a much more efficient assembly. If that were not the case, I'd still be building high compression boards.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">Ron N</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>This kind of clarity and simplicity is why you inspire me, Nossaman. I hereby declare that if I ever make a million bucks selling pianos, I WILL fund that kind of research, and you'll be the team leader. K?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>xoxoDA</DIV></BODY></HTML>