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<A title=BobDavis88@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> May 08, 2003 11:53 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Rib material</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Why does Steinway use pine
ribs?</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">It's a mystery.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">What
do the rest of you use? Do you ever use pine in one part of the scale =
and spruce
in another?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>We use Sitka =
spruce.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>No.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>But, it's no mystery. =
It's what we
have available.</FONT></DIV>
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BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Do
you use a tighter radius on the short ribs?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>Yes.</FONT></DIV>
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