<HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Many thanks to Bob, Del, and George who provided the patent information.  Just printed out a copy from the USPTO website; this should provide excellent entertainment on many a sleepless night!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Del, was Conklin's method then put into practice on some or all of Baldwin's pianos?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=BobDavis88@aol.com href="mailto:BobDavis88@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=spalding48@earthlink.net href="mailto:spalding48@earthlink.net">spalding48@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/13/2003 12:47:06 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Longitudinal mode info</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face="Bookman Old Style" size=3 FAMILY="SERIF">In a message dated 10/12/2003 9:32:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, spalding48@earthlink.net writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Conklin mentions his 1970 patent, but doesn't give a patent number. <BR>Anybody have more info on this?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face="Bookman Old Style" color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SERIF"><BR>Mike, it's #3523480. Formulas are there.<BR>Bob Davis</FONT> </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>