<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 2/8/2004 8:38:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, RNossaman= @cox.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>This was the easiest soundboard I ever removed= . Took about fifteen minutes, <BR>and came out virtually undamaged. The gap = between the panel and outer rim <BR>probably helped there. I liked it. Left = nearly no spruce on the rim, but <BR>there was more glue smeared around unde= r there than in any other piano I've <BR>seen. They used a whole lot of glue= and got what looked to be a borderline <BR>too cold joint for the hide glue= . Makes me wonder what happened. Maybe <BR>Monday morning in the belly shop.= ..<BR>Ron N</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>   <FONT size= =3>Ron</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  Don't lo= ok a gift horse in the mouth. This is the perfect oppurtunity to re crown a = perfectly good old board. grin  -- Dale</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>