<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/22/2006 7:12:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, davidlov= epianos@comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Hard to imagine how<BR>anything you might do s= taying with the original set up will help the treble<BR>much.</FONT></BLOCKQ= UOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Two quick questions, actually for Ric = B,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">What is the speaking length (and name)= of the top note?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Are those ribs spruce or something lik= e it? It's hard to tell from the pictures, but they almost look like hardwoo= d! No, can't be...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>