<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FWIW: Piano technician workday human = interest moment...............</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can't accurately convey the = satisfying feeling I get jointing the edges of panel flitches and then edge-gluing up a = soundboard panel. I know a number on this list do this routinely, and perhaps the = thrill will fade after my hundredth panel, but at least for now it is a true = joy (and actually, I suspect it will remain so)!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Below is a picture of two panels for = redesigned Steinway B bellies that I'm building for a client. Yesterday I = did all the edge jointing (all done with hand planes for the smoothest, = perfect-matching edges) and glued up the subpanels. Today I have been gluing the = subpanels together to make the completed panels.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Completed panel in top half of picture, = the second panel is in my panel clamps lying flat on the table.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:006501c507d1$d35db420$fbb62341@youro0kwkw9jwc" = align=baseline border=0></DIV></BODY></HTML>