<!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 6.00.2900.3020" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Boy, I don't know Ric. I was examining picture 8a. Assuming you expect anything out of the treble on this thing, can I assume you will be adding a good brace piece to the rim/belly framing up in the high treble to support that treble belly rail area just floating out there in outer space with no apparent support?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS: <FONT size=4> ;-)  Wow!</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All softwood rim? Looks like the belly rail is. What kind of wood - do you know?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message -----  <BR>> Here are a few shots of the front termination bridges I mentioned and <BR>> that flange I-beam thingy... which is not really and I beam... but... <BR>> well have a look for yourself. Included are a few shots of the guts of <BR>> the instrument.<BR>> <BR>> </FONT><A href="http://www.pianostemmer.no/pics/bluthner/pic8a.jpg"><FONT face=Arial size=2>http://www.pianostemmer.no/pics/bluthner/pic8a.jpg</FONT></A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>