<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/5/2005 8:42:33 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dlbullock@att.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#0000ff size= =2><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=234393404-06012005>I w= as reading all the stuff about keeping old wood and wondered something.  I have always used sugar pine for soundboard ribs.  Has anyone used maple fo= r ribs in a concert grand?  It looks like it would be better for stiffn= ess and holding crown, but would it inhibit vibrations perhaps.  I will b= e looking for or making rib stock very soon for a project.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>   </DIV> <DIV>  Hey Lynn</DIV> <DIV>  Did you use the sugar pine you got from me? There is more.</DIV> <DIV>  I would not use maple for ribs for the reasons you mentioned. I would use tight sugar or some form of spruce.</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>