<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'm not intimately familiar with bottom boards on a 1098 (even though I used to own one.....), BUT, I will say that six screws doesn't sound like many - I would expect more. Can you describe exactly how the bottom board attaches?<div><br></div><div>Oh, and...............</div><div><br></div><div><img id="42f21a6b-ff7c-4471-9f79-22a00841dbfa" height="333" width="500" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:2F3E8CF4-7DDA-4FA9-84B6-100882D54ED5@tampabay.rr.com"></div><div><br></div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 25, 2012, at 4:18 PM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <div><font style="background-color: transparent;">I'm in the process of removing the strings of a 1098. Although I can probably work around it, I would like to remove the bottom board. I've got the thing on it's back, and I've removed 6 screws, (3 in each end). But even using a mallet, I can't get the board off.</font></div> <div> </div> <div>Are these things glued in, and I just have to hit harder, or are there other screws I don't see?</div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div></div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div> </div> </div> </font></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>