<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> <DIV>In a message dated 11/28/2003 3:49:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, Richard= .Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Hi Dale<BR><BR>I suspect you are probably righ= t, and that the general idea was a flat<BR>board with minimal support from t= he ribs. That being said, they always<BR>seem to fail at the same place, so = I just thought maybe it was possible<BR>to brace the panel a bit stronger in= that area, and add just a little<BR>bit of crown.<BR><BR>I am not really su= re, of course just how much impact that will have on<BR>the sound...ergo I'm= asking for feedback and advice. I take it you mean<BR>that I should probabl= y stick to basically the same configuration as the<BR>origional ??<BR><BR>Ch= eers<BR>RicB</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>  Hey </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Joes the = expert but the one I repaired had the uaual split in the apex of the bridge = & cracks in the board so  I jacked it up dried it out & shimmed= it and it was tonally much better. Sure put some more support under it.</FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  Dale</FO= NT></DIV></BODY></HTML>