<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/1/2004 6:16:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, joegarret= t@earthlink.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>d like to throw my two cents worth into the fr= ay. I believe that<BR>downbearing is not essential for the production of sou= nd. However, I further<BR>believe that it helps the production of volume. It= 's my theory that if the<BR>board possesses "latent" energy, (ie crown and d= ownbearing working<BR>together), then that "latent energy" will respond to t= he stimulus of the<BR>vibrating string more readily, with more "output".<BR>= Best Regards,<BR>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squar= es Are I</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>  <FONT size=4>Jo= e </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Lets all = say the same things 10 different ways.! I think we get it how bout you?</FON= T></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>   DA= le</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>