<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1561" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Bookman Old Style" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face="Bookman Old Style" color=#000000 size=3> <DIV>In a message dated 9/28/2008 4:48:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, surfdog@metrocast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#1f497d size=2> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Thanks, Bob:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">From your pictures, it looks like you have applied finish to  the panel (everywhere but where a  glue joint will be) prior to your glue-up.  Yes?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3>Will,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3>Yes, one protective coat of shellac on the ribs and board. Keeps our grubby paw prints and glue blobs from staining the purty board. I expect it would glue up as well if we just put one coat on the whole thing without masking, but, you know, anything to reduce that nasty profit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3>We fit the ribs to the case, with little brads sticking up at the ends, press the panel down onto the ribs, reach under the piano and mark the rim-to-panel joint. Then remove the board, invert it, locate the ribs with the pins, score lightly the rib-to-panel line (w/razor blade, not pencil), tape off between the lines, shoot shellac.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3>Strip the rib tape, and after the ribs are glued on and shaped, then we can go on with the finish (We use varnish). Finish the bottom, strip the rim tape; finish the top after board is glued in and trimmed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3>Bob</FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </P></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? <A title="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1209382257x1200540686/aol?redir=http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001" href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1209382257x1200540686/aol?redir=http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001" target="_blank">Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>