<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/24/2004 12:21:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, Richard= .Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><BR><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>Really guys and gals.. I have to c= huckle a bit here.  I mean being one <BR>of seemingly few who has insis= ted in holding open  the door to the <BR><<ageing wood theorem&gt= ;> if I may call it that... I find it quite <BR>suprising that the only p= erson to cite a new or even recent piano so far <BR>is myself.  Everyth= ing else has beed 50 to 100 years old.<BR><BR>So... how do you guys account = for the fact that all of you are declaring <BR>your <<piano sound to d= ie for>> as coming from such old wood ?<BR><BR>Grin<BR><BR>Cheers<BR>R= icB</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3> Ric </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Are you doing the selective reading thing again?&= nbsp; A German O 1990's. 2 of em & 1929 BB Mason. with one o m= y Boards. There are many others Including many of our new boards but I didn'= t want to be greedy. Your point is well taken just the same. Maybe those guy= s new something?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Dale</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>