<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"><BASE href="file://C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft = Shared\Stationery\"> <STYLE>BODY { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#c0c0c0> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>"Ric Brekne = writes"......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>I have this <STRONG>first year = production Bluthner</STRONG> straight strung that I am <BR>| getting ready to pull = the soundboard out of.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4><STRONG> I could just = pack the thing off to Bolduc and get a re-creation.... a <BR>| nice easy option I = suppose... but before I do that I wanted to hear what <BR>| some of you think.<BR></STRONG>| <BR>| I will be greatfull for any replies.<BR>| = <BR>| Cheers<BR>| RicB<BR> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Hello Ric,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Before you do anything, = (<EM>if it is not </EM>too<EM> late)</EM> would you be interested in talking with my son = Jesse ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>He has asked me to send this = note in his absence. The primary question he wanted</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>to ask is " what would you = take to do nothing" if in fact you are willing to let the instrument</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>go. The Cantos Museum feels = this instrument is significant.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4><STRONG><EM>Jesse = Moffatt<BR>Head Conservator<BR>CANTOS Music Foundation<BR>134 11th Ave S.E.<BR>Calgary, = AB T2G 0X5<BR>P:(403)543-5116<BR>F:(403)543-5129<BR>E:moffattj@cantos.ca<BR>visi= t us at </EM></STRONG><A href="http://www.cantos.ca/"><STRONG><EM>www.cantos.ca</EM></STRONG></A= ><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Thank you,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Bob</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>R.Moffatt & Sons Piano<BR>2323 Lincoln Drive S.W.<BR>Calgary, = Alberta ,  Canada T3E 5G4<BR>Phone. 403.243.0385<BR><A href="http://www.moffattpianos.com">www.moffattpianos.com</A><BR>Fax.&n= bsp;    403.243.6821<BR>email:   <A href="mailto:moffatt5@telus.net">moffatt5@telus.net</A></DIV></BODY></H= TML>