<!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 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=319122817-29122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I suspect one of the reasons for lack of response is that there is not a great number of people with serious sound-board work in their resume. Ron Nossaman is the guy to be asking, methinks.  He has done his homework thoroughly.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=319122817-29122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lorenzo Lacovara<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 29, 2007 5:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re-Post<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just joined this post and sent my first note last week and have had no response. I don't know how many active members there are, but I was really hoping for some advice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am need an opinion from those who have ever put a new board into a Sohmer grand (6'4"  "scale # 9") ...mine is vintage 1923.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have done some board work on it and it improved it slightly, but the bass is still "woody" and otherwise diminished.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone tell me of their results and the overall response of the instrument?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a personal instrument and I am questiong the wisdom of dropping $ 2500-$3000 into a new board, not to mention the labor.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cordially,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Lorenzo Lacovara</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Piano Exchange<BR>BUY  SELL  TUNING  REPAIRS<BR>Hoffman Town Square<BR>2225 Wyoming NE<BR>Albuquerque, NM 87110</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(505) 710-9643</FONT></DIV><BR> <P><FONT size=2>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1201 - Release Date: 12/28/2007 11:51 AM<BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>