<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 6/8/2004 5:51:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2@= tampabay.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But I guess here is how soundboard crown is= maintained: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Rib ends are hand-fitt= ed into their mounting surfaces virtually locking in the important soundboar= d crown.<FONT face=Arial size=2>" I suppose a "mounting surface" is the = notch? And this somehow "locks in" crown? Are they suggesting that the botto= m of the notches are angled upward toward the bridge and the rib is glued to= this perfectly fitted angled notch so that the rib forms a curvature? Is th= at what's going on here?</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DI= V> <DIV>    Terry</DIV> <DIV>    Yes</DIV> <DIV>     Dale</DIV></BODY></HTML>