<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3268" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sorry, I shoulda read the million other posts on the subject, been swamped and am just quickly perusing two days of Tech Digests. </FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>I remember when we were allowed to hand select boards from the lumberyard. We always had a sanding block in hand to sand the saw marks off the end grain to see what was there; I no longer need that block but it can be just as deceptive in person as it is in a low resolution photo.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><EM>Jude Reveley, RPT<BR>Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC<BR>Lowell, Massachusetts<BR>(978) 323-4545</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=3>PS-Here's how I like my Sitka. :) See photo.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Richard Brekne" <</FONT><A href="mailto:ricb@pianostemmer.no"><FONT face=Arial size=2>ricb@pianostemmer.no</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 1:55 PM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Beautiful Sika SPruce</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Well guys... I'll take your word for it.. woulda suprised me if other <BR>> wise really...  but I was just going on the <<clearly visible>> comment <BR>> in Dales post. On my screen I cant make out any growth rings at all. <BR>> Resolution on the pic is just 480 by 360.<BR>> <BR>> cool tho... grats on the buy Dale !  I'm sure you'll put the wood to <BR>> good use.<BR>> <BR>> Cheers<BR>> RicB<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments:<BR>100_0747<BR><BR>Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments.  Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled.</BODY></HTML>