<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Wow. Fascinating research project; please, please keep us posted, Mr. S.....<DIV>Gratefully,</DIV><DIV>David Andersen</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jul 19, 2007, at 7:49 AM, Tom Servinsky wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">Just for the record I have isolated the problem to the soundboard. I have replaced several strings and did a pluck test to see if I can gain any sustain and nothing much improves. I've replaced hammers on those same notes seeing if anything can be improve. But it still points back to the thick layer of gooh on the soundboard. Plenty of crown and positive downbearing as well.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">Tom Servinsky<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>