<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY=
="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Clyde,<BR>
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Carding is when you "shave" the grooves out of the =
hammers: a slight layer removal in order to needle them and make the glassy =
harsh tone more mellow in these old uprights.<BR>
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Don't know if I will be at the picnic, Maybe<=
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Julie </FONT></HTML>