<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/11/2003 3:25:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, eromlig= nod@kc.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now the question is: does the curve <EM>nee= d</EM> to be a true circular arc?  It's hard for me to believe that sli= ght discrepancies in an arc of such large radius and short length could= really cause any noticable difference in the performance of a soundboa= rd.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&= nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don A. Gilmore</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mechanical Engineer</FONT></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN= -LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT size=4>----- Original Message </FONT= ></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>   Do= n</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>   No= question about it!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>   DA= le Erwin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>