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                            Ron Nossaman &lt;rnossaman@cox.net&gt;;                            <br>
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                            Re: [pianotech] cutting down a MH bridge                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">On 11/1/2012 9:47 PM, Euphonious Thumpe wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; (I'm just offering this<BR>&gt; info, in case it may be of some help in your calculations.)<BR><BR>You overestimate the scope of the calculations.<BR>Ron N<BR></td>
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