<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron Shiflet said: "<FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3> Many technicians replace soundboards, when the soundboard is = 'dead'. =<BR> Is it because the wood is 'dead' and will no longer amplify = the sound, =<BR>or is it because of other factors such as the board losing = its crown, =<BR>etc? =20<FONT face=Arial = size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Reality Check Time.....The wood has = been "dead" since the day they cut the tree down!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>