<!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 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List and Terry who = volunteered:</FONT></DIV> <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><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>I'm putting out "feelers" on the = List to see if there are any pit-falls I should be aware of in an 1890 Model "D" = full re-string.</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah, like maybe the soundboard is = shot! Have you inspected the board thoroughly - both strung and unstrung, = downbearing, etc.? Between every rib?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, Terry, I cannot inspect the = soundboard unstrung withoput committing myself to going the whole hog.... but = <EM>strung </EM>the sound board is flawless (crack-wise) and down-bearing seems = good as well. Ribs sound. It has been in non-centrally heated position all its = long life and is now in a flint stone cottage overlooking a river. Lots of = spiders! Lots of flies! But OK. Thanks for your suggestions. Any more out = there?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a windy and rainy = Sussex Village.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT> </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>