<!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 6.00.2900.2627" 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>  David </DIV> <DIV>  <FONT size=3><EM>The only significance of the filled notches&n= bsp;is that the cut-off bar was a recycled multilaminate rim liner  struc= ture from an old Baldwin upright. I chose to reuse expensive technology rather th= an using a new one.</EM></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>Dale -<BR>Regarding the photos (pianostuff 261[1], sent on Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:43:58 <BR>-0400 (EDT) which I don't know how to include in the reply -  can you <BR>explain (remind me) why the bass cutoff has what look = like filled notches? <BR>Also, does the bass corner of the board get glued, or = is that what you <BR>refer to as floating?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM>   Bass corner gets glued in. The floats c= ome behind the bass bridge in the</EM> curve.  Theres' been lot's of discus= sion on this stuff. Check archives too.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>  Also, two more questions.  What's a Jolly loop? </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>   <FONT size=3><EM>Arledge now offers a single tie loop to= increase backscale freedom in pianos with especially short section, which, A= re many. The usual twist tie stiffens the backsacle and inhibits freedom of movement. See Roger Jolly  designer, Archives</EM></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR>What's a soundboard fish?  What's the remote on the lowe= r right do?  That <BR>was three.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>   Basically a terble cut-off  again see archives. Overs= , Nossaman, Fandrich. Love, Farrell</DIV> <DIV>  Best</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR><BR>David Skolnik</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>