<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 2/15/2004 10:13:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, davidsk= olnik@optonline.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Phil-<BR>I will try to find the information yo= u mentioned.  Any idea as to the <BR>thread titles? In the mean time, m= aybe I'm really suffering from something, <BR>but what is being said here?&n= bsp; That there is no particular need for crown <BR>and downbearing?  T= hat the board impedance that was talked about very <BR>recently will exist w= hether the board is being compressed or tensioned? <BR>Positive, negative be= aring...it's all the same?<BR><BR>David Skolnik</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>   <FONT size=4><STRONG>David</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>  You are correct & you are not correct= . The board has natural impedace via its mass. Bearing and crown potentiate = it & change it. It doesn't seem to matter whether it's in tension or com= pression as long as there is a physical stress from string loading</STRONG><= /FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>  Dale</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>