<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">In a message dated 9/16/2002 11:05:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, pianobuilders@olynet.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>Re: The Steinway Bell Patent </B><BR>
Date:9/16/2002 11:05:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time<BR>
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<B>From:</B> <A HREF="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> <BR>
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<B>Sent:</B> September 16, 2002 7:30 AM<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> Re: The Steinway Bell Patent<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">In a message dated 9/14/2002 1:12:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, <A HREF="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</A> writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> List</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">Well I was wondering if support is the issue why not add a short stiff beam and another nose bolt. It seams like the same idea would be accomplished with less fuss.<BR>
Dale Erwin<BR>
</BLOCKQUOTE> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">Typically, we leave the bell and add a beam.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> ------</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">Del</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"><BR>
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Hi Del<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> Can you describe decernible tonal differences that you can attribute to the stiffness created by adding the extra beam or is just for good measure in hopes of supporting the rib scale improvements etc? Also one does not wish to be thought of as nuts for removing such a stalwart stwy invention (the bell).<BR>
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