<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The difference really is real. The array of variables is, too. Always something to do, ta-da.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 07/27/07 21:12:24 Central Daylight Time, rnossaman@cox.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <STYLE type=text/css> .aolmailheader {font-size:8pt; color:black; font-family:Arial} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} </STYLE> <BR>> David: <BR>>   <BR>> Might it also be a different partial set energy carrying into the <BR>> counterbearing segment (front duplex)? I've found that changing the <BR>> strike point to achieve the sweet spot also reduces the counterbearing <BR>> "noise". Or they become one and the same--a sweet spot includes that <BR>> reduction. <BR>>   <BR>> Paul <BR><BR>This could very well be the case. I've noticed that the treble <BR>strike point target seems to get wider with a more efficient <BR>soundboard design, and elimination of a tuned front duplex in <BR>favor of a quieter shortened one. I'm not yet sure which of <BR>these changes accounts for the difference, but the difference <BR>is real. <BR><BR>Ron N <BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>