<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040> <FONT size=3> Hi= John</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  I just l= ooked at your web site. Very nicely done. I like the format and the clarity.= What a beautiful Mason & Hamlin grand. You guys on the other coast sure= see way more unique Mason & Stwys than we do out here in the west. We j= ust started ours but have been so busy ... Hey I like that idea of laminatin= g beech onto the top of your blocks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>   On= a different subject, the bottom of a B board always has  the "ton= e pulsator" bar that encompasses 3 to 5 ribs depending on the age of the pia= no. What is it that this is really supposed to accomplish. I've heard a vari= ety of opinions on this & I'm sure that Del & Ron would think for su= re it's useless & should be replaced with a cut-off bar. I'm not sure it= 's needed & wondered if just making longer full height ribs wouldn't be = just as good. Your thoughts?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>   Da= le</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>