<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-885= 9-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-T= OP-STYLE: none; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LE= FT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#= ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7>"Eek!  I guess= I won't do that again...."....;-]    tsk, tsk, tsk,...;= -]<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Barbara Richmond" <PIANO57@INSIGHTBB.COM><BR= >To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 3/3/2006 7:54:03= AM<BR>Subject: Re: v-bar/capo repair: Seiler pictures 2<BR><BR> <DIV align=left>Dale,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Oh, I can tell I'm going to learn something here.  :-) &= nbsp; </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Not being an expert--actually, I am mostly a nothing when it comes= to soundboards, am I correct that this isn't so cool?  What would= you say the minimum is?  (In case I go out shopping for soun= dboards.)   Could this have something to do with my complaint= s of a not impressive sound?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I remember going to check the plate bolts on this piano and though= I am the gentle sort with the socket set, I heard this crunching sound= .  "Eek!  I guess I won't do that again...."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Barbara Richmond</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; M= ARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"= ><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano= @aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 03, 2006 9:3= 1 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: v-bar/capo repair: = Seiler pictures 2</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 si= ze=2> <DIV> <DIV>  WOW on a different subject. Is the entire soundboard panel = constructed with spruce that is about 8 grains an inch? What's up = with that?</DIV> <DIV>  If so Holy Cats!!</DIV> <DIV>  DAle</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Ar= ial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>0010:  View of the capo (v-bar) f= rom underneath</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>0016:  I'm horribly embarrassed a= bout this one.  I had a bad CA glue day.  I don't doubt that = the bridge could be a problem, but I'm not sure how if figures into the= symptoms (newly restrung--no noise, later--noise).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT </FONT></DI= V> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(not feeling especially competent righ= t now)</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>