<!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 6.00.2900.2769" 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>Hello to All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Facts are always pretty dull, rumors always </DIV> <DIV>sound better.</DIV> <DIV>Rumors are always repeated more than facts.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   But facts are what we live or die by.</DIV> <DIV>The inventor of the B. Tape said that</DIV> <DIV>it also speeds repetition.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  There was a Co.( Conover ) that replaced </DIV> <DIV>the tape with a metal "Hook"  protruding from </DIV> <DIV>the end of the jack.  This "hooked" into a felted </DIV> <DIV>slot in the butt just below the butt felt.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Jack Wyatt</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>