<HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;b=
ackground-color:#ffffff; "><DIV>Terry ,Jeannie, Ron O and list ,</DI=
V> <DIV> Until now Rick has made boards only for himself =
with exception of a stwy D board he made for me as a favor ,so Terry yes =
this is a new and welcome development.</DIV> <DIV> Actually R=
ick has wanted to offer boards to the trade for some time but Spruc=
e wood supply has been the issue until now, as well as gearing up an enti=
re new and separate division of Roseland Piano Co.</DIV> <DIV> Jean=
nie ,thanks for the interest I'll talk to Rick on Monday and get back to =
you.</DIV> <DIV> Dale Erwin</DI=
V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEF=
T: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style==
"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKG=
ROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Farrell</DIV=
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 06, 2001=
1:45 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.o=
rg</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Spruce Chase=
/New Sitka supplier</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.=
4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial siz=
e=3>What is new about this? I'm quite sure Roseland has been offering t=
ongue & groove joined spruce soundboard blanks for some years. A=
m I wrong? Or is the newness here an improved source?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><=
FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial si=
ze=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignatureP=
os__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING=
-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGH=
T: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </D=
IV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: blac=
k"><B>From:</B> <A title=jgrassi@silverlink.net href="mailto:jgrassi@=
silverlink.net">Jeannie Grassi</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> Saturday, October 06, 2001 4:08 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt aria=
l"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Spruce Chase/New Sitka supplier</DIV> <DIV><BR></D=
IV> <DIV><SPAN class=270560320-06102001><FONT face=Arial size=3>Hi =
Dale,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=270560320-06102001><FONT fac=
e=Arial size=3>Do you have an email address for Rick? This soun=
ds great. I'd like to put this info in the Journal. Maybe Ric=
k would like to write it up, or perhaps you would???? I'll contact =
him and see if he is ready to make this public. </FONT></SPAN></DIV=
> <DIV><SPAN class=270560320-06102001><FONT face=Arial size=3></FON=
T></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=270560320-06102001><FONT face==
Arial size=3>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=Outl=
ookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>----=
-Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:owner-pianotech@=
ptg.org">owner-pianotech@ptg.org</A> [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On<B=
> Behalf Of </B>BEATRIX ERWIN<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 04, 2001 =
7:55 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Spruce Chase/New Sitka=
supplier<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> List</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <=
DIV> In Dec. I entered a posting on the topic of&=
nbsp;looking for a Sitka spruce /soundboard panel source. As I reall=
y like working with Sitka and have had excellent tonal results I was anxi=
ous to find either raw wood or ready to work panels. Rick Wheeler of Rose=
land Piano company , The guy who makes new key sets), and I hav=
e talked extensively about finding a reliable source of wood and or produ=
cing panels ourselves.</DIV> <DIV> As it turns out those conversatio=
ns have motivated Rick ,who has the knowledge ,expertise and facility to =
produce boards, to commit to a new Premium sound board making enterp=
rise. </DIV> <DIV> He has been working with=
the wood broker for the former Stein & Volk /Sound Woods soundboard =
panel supplier in McCall Idaho. The Wood broker has been able to lo=
cate adequate sources of Sitka & Engelman Spruce as well as a Si=
tka cross breed.</DIV> <DIV> Production will start soon. =
; Rick says the quality of the premium Sitka will knock your eyes out. My=
previous experience with panels from the now defunct Sound Woods Co.&nbs=
p; were by far the finest example of Sitka boards I have ever witnessed.<=
/DIV> <DIV> Ricks goal is to provide premium quality boards t=
o independent technicians. He is currently working on perfecting his tong=
ue and groove assembly techniques for production as opposed to the standa=
rd butt joint configuration. This joinery technique increase the strength=
and durability of the panels and resists compression swelling aroun=
d the glue joints which as you know is where most of the cell damag=
e occurs in soundboards exposed to excess humidity over time. Rick is als=
o a piano tech./ rebuilder himself and knows what the guys in the trade w=
ant. What a relief.</DIV> <DIV> It's always great for our bus=
iness to have new suppliers including soundboard suppliers as there =
aren't that many of them.</DIV> <DIV> If any are interested in plac=
ing an order Call Rick at 1-503-654-1888 in Milwaukee ,Oregon.</DIV> <DIV=
> </DIV> <DIV> Best----Dale Erwin<BR><BR></D=
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