<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 7/7/2004 12:20:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, dlbullock@att.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV><SPAN class=925074505-07072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff s= ize=2>I do not believe these are cracks in the cast iron.  If you can stick a ne= edle down into them, then I am wrong.  I think they look like cracks in th= e gesso coating on the cast iron.  If they are in the cast iron, I woul= d not worry about them.  Everything is well bolted down to the very sol= id pin block in that location.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>D.L. Bullock &nbs= p;  St. Louis<BR></STRONG></FONT><A title=http://www.thepianoworld.com/ href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/"><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>www.thepianoworld.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT face= =Arial color=#000000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></P></FONT></BLOCKQUO= TE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>  Hi D. L.</DIV> <DIV>  I've never heard it clled a gesso coating. Can you elaborate.</D= IV> <DIV>   Thanks</DIV> <DIV>    Dale <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Reb= uilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>