<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 11/23/2003 3:08:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, sec@ove= rspianos.com.au writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><B>Hi Dale,</B></FONT></= DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><B><BR></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><B>What are the current = back scale lengths for notes A1 and C28, and what will they be after you sho= rten the speaking lengths? And what are the core and cover diameters at pres= ent?  Is C28 a covered bichord note?</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><B><BR></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><B>I'm currently looking= at a similar situation on a Kawai KG5 (6'8") which is lining up for a board= with laminated cut-off and new re-scaled bridges.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><B><BR></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><B>Thanks.</B></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><B>Ron O.</B></FONT></DI= V><X-SIGSEP><PRE><FONT size=3>-- </FONT></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3><STRONG> &= nbsp;      Ron</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3><STRONG> &= nbsp;   The current backscale lengths average 4 .5 inches & fo= r notes 1 & 28 as well. They all  would change to  7 inches or= more. The core on note 28 is .041 & wrap is .058. Note 1 is .055 & = wrap at .220.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  = ANy thoughts on the damper location idea?</FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML= >