<!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 6.00.2900.2802" 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>In a message dated 2/6/2006 10:52:07 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, fandrich@pianobuilders.com 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 dir=ltr><SPAN class=546414118-06022006><FONT face="Comic Sans M= S" color=#000080 size=3>I've been using curved, laminated ribs for someth= ing over 20 </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>  <FONT size=3><STRONG>Yes I know but that wasn't the discussion.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV dir=ltr></SPAN><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face= =Arial color=#000000 size=2><SPAN class=546414118-06022006><FONT face="Co= mic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3>. Even if it is an unrealistic and excessive 1,00= 0 to 1,400 lbs. </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>    <FONT size=3><STRONG>depends on who you ask or on = your design & size of piano/scale</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV></SPAN> </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 dir=ltr><SPAN class=546414118-06022006><FONT face="Comic Sans M= S" color=#000080 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=546414118-06022006><FONT face="Comic Sans M= S" color=#000080 size=3>As to how they would sound: well, now, that is an= other question. </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>  <FONT size=3><STRONG>this was the real point I thought was mad= e by others..nicely</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size= =3>And we won't know that until somebody actually does the R&D and </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>   <FONT size=3><STRONG>zzzzzactly!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>   Dale</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></SPAN> </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 dir=ltr><SPAN class=546414118-06022006><FONT face="Comic Sans M= S" color=#000080 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=546414118-06022006><FONT face="Comic Sans M= S" color=#000080 size=3>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>