<!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 6.00.2800.1400" 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> <DIV>In a message dated 10/29/2004 12:21:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, tune4@earthlink.net 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><SPAN class=927005812-29102004>Dale</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=927005812-29102004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=927005812-29102004>Good thoughts.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=927005812-29102004>I think the problem with this partic= ular lid (the Steinway I've mentioned) is the lack of cross banding.  I' v= e seen this omition before when I did a lot of furniture repair in another life.  Also, the oak core tends to move more, ends being the worst.  </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=927005812-29102004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=927005812-29102004>Paul C</SPAN></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>   Paul</DIV> <DIV>  I agree about the cross banding thought. Stwys are poplar which is more stable than oak IMO.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>