<HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" ;> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff>Thanks for the pic. R U sure the leather on the tails wasn't added by a tech to improve checking? It suggests an interesting experiment for worn-out grand backchecking because it would be easier than replacing the actual backcheck leather. Whaday'allthink? Alan Barnard Salem, MO Joshua 24:15 <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Stéphane Collin" <COLLIN.S@SKYNET.BE> To: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Received: 01/02/2007 8:40:41 AM Subject: Cool checking Hi Ric. Here is a pic of that Rönish checking arrangement.  The piano is from the 1920 and I have no reason to believe that what you see is not original.  Yet, see the condition of the leather !  And this is in the tenor section, where you usually have the parts worn out.  And the noise to catch strength ratio is the best I have ran across. Curiously enough, the rest of the piano is kind of cheap. Best regards. Stéphane Collin.</DIV></BODY></HTML>