<!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 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>Joe<BR>  We were talking about thick finishes & your = comment about that  much <BR>material killing the sound. My point is that = other makers lay on a pretty  thick <BR>layer of plastic. Is it affecting = the sound? dunno for sure"<BR>   Dale,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Ah So! Brain Fart, on my part. :-(  </DIV> <DIV>You are correct, but I'd wager that the coating is not very thick, = as in the Bechstein I was referring to. It had a VERY thick coat, as in over = 1/16"! Just too much of a good thing, IMHO.</DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>