<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=810422816-06061999><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff>Del Fandrich writes:</FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810422816-06061999><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT = color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>And who -- besides Renner, that is -- really = believes that hornbeam shanks are<SPAN class=810422816-06061999><FONT = face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN>superior to even relatively decent maple = shanks?</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>Regards,</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>Del</FONT></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810422816-06061999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial = size=2>I don't know as much as I'd like to about the relative strengths and = weakness of Hornbeam and Maple.  However, I really like the Renner shanks, = bushings, center pin accuracy, friction consistency, shank shape, treble tapering, = phone curtesy, order turn-around time, pleasant dealings....... that I get = from Renner.  I suppose they could make good Maple ones = too.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810422816-06061999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810422816-06061999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial = size=2>dave</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <P><FONT = size=2>_______________________________________________<BR><BR>David M. = Porritt, RPT<BR>Meadows School of the Arts<BR>Southern Methodist University<BR>Dallas, Texas<BR><A href="mailto:dporritt@swbell.net">dporritt@swbell.net</A><BR>__________= _____________________________________</FONT> </P> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>