<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/27/05 5:58:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, imatunr@srvinet.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fef9b4" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>= Do watch what is happening to the dampers, as you may not like the damper<BR>work, = that allowing the bass string to bend them makes.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Good reminder, Joe.  I usually wedge something under the pedal or somewhere in the trapwork to get the dampers up and out of the way.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave S.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PS.  BTW, any news on the hex shaft?</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>