<!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 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is an analogy here in respect of = violin/cello construction. Take the "sound post" - its job is to transmit the = vibrations from the bridge to the back of the instument - yet there is only one sound = post and it is about 3/16" in a violin and up to 1/4" in a cello. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael = G(UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>