<!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 6.00.6000.16414" 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>  Hi RIc & all</DIV> <DIV>  I was gone sat helping fellow RPT Chuck Hansen straighten oout the <STRONG><EM><U>Strike line</U></EM></STRONG> on a 1971 Steinway D with an original amazing Sitka board   I should say <STRONG><EM>unstraighten</EM></STRONG>. It was quite a curvy looking arrangement when done which set the pianos upper end free. Amazing sustain. It's amzing to me the extra power & clarity,sustain & melodic range that increases by doing this. IMHO <FONT size=3><STRONG>all </STRONG><FONT size=2>C's,</FONT><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT> B's & Ds benefit from this protocol</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Any way I couldn't jump into this.It is gratifying to see all the passion, opinons & suggestions on this issue. </DIV> <DIV>  RIc on an original board One must notch in the piano.  This is not  a new board.  When the bridge is out I always do it on the bench.  I'm getting to old to do it in the piano & to no advantage.  You Know?</DIV> <DIV>  As to recordings I love that idea but I have so much work in shop I don't have time to do that.  Anybody know some one I can hire to do this?  I think it's a great idea as long as the equipment is good at the other end.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV> <DIV> </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>Hi Dale<BR><BR>Cool... I see you do your notching in the piano instead of on the bench, <BR>and it looks like you bang em out.  Is this what you do for all bridge <BR>work ?<BR><BR>What kind of nice looking marking are you planning on using to show the <BR>world the modifications are your puppies.  I really thought Ron Overs <BR>small decal right under the Steinway bow was beautiful to look at.  Very <BR>classy.<BR><BR>Why dont you do a easy deasy quick recording and put a few samples up on <BR>the net for all to hear.... I've wondered why more dont do that given <BR>the absurdly low cost of quite good recording options available in our <BR>times....  seems like excellent marketing technique to me.<BR><BR>Cheers<BR>RicB</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>