<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>Dale,</DIV> <DIV>The only needling I did was in the tenor and low treble sections. Needl= ed lightly 10-11 o'clock to 2-1 o'clock, maybe 4 light jabs on each side. I'= m a stickler for a nice open, breathing quality of sound and these open= ed beautifully.</DIV> <DIV>Another interesting tidbit I noticed was how the needle felt = when going in and out. I have never felt such a dense felt configuration. It= 's a creature from another planet!</DIV> <DIV>Tom Servinsky</DIV></BODY></HTML>