<html> At 03:00 PM 05/01/2001 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>the house are not options. There is no buzzing - just a dead bass section. Strings are in good shape.</blockquote> All the epoxy in the world will not give this piano more tone. Don't waste your time filling the cracks, nothing will come of it except to fill your pockets with the customer's money. If the bass is dead, look for the reason: loose ribs, loose board on the rim, loose bridge cap/body, bearing, bad strings, dead board. Cracks in the board do not cause a dead bass.  If there is loose board, glue it back down, that will have an affect on the tone. don't bother with the cracks. <blockquote type=cite cite>One further question: Has anyone who has used the epoxy crack filling method on soundboards noticed any appreciable improvement in sound? Thanks again,  Wally Scherer</blockquote> I have filled the cracks with epoxy while restringing for cosmetic reasons. The piano sounded better because of the new strings, not the filled cracks. Regards, Jon Page,   piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. <a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a> <a href="http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com </a>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</html>