<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Attached is an image of a soundboard cutoff in a rim = with two added  bellybraces. One extending from the first longitudinal brace = to the inner rim along the straight side. The other is in the trebel region = extending from the inside curve of the rim to the otherwise unsupported treble = <FONT size=2></FONT>region of the bellyrail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Del</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net" title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 25, 2003 = 5:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Fw: D = hammers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>That's it, thanks.  Of = what purpose is the soundboard cutoff bar?  I presume from the name that it attaches to the underside of the soundboard?  If so, = in what manner is it attached and is it crowned to match the curvature of the = board at that point?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>David = Love</DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n= et</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>