<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: First on-line images of the Overs-Kawai 200 grand = pian</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>As someone who knows nothing about soundboards, I = have to say that the bass cutoff area looks huge!  Is it really that radical a design?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="http://members.optusnet.com.au/ronovers/overskawai1.jpg">http://m= embers.optusnet.com.au/ronovers/overskawai1.jpg</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>So you have untuned front duplexes, and apparently = no rear duplexes, is that right?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="http://members.optusnet.com.au/ronovers/overskawai2.jpg">http://m= embers.optusnet.com.au/ronovers/overskawai2.jpg</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>A dumb question I've always wanted to ask: if = agraffes help keep strings from going out of tune due to side movements, why not use = them in the high treble, where a small movement has a big effect on pitch?  = Too much tension up there, perhaps?  Why not embed permanent string = grooves in the capo bar, like a string spacing tool?  = (Half-agraffes?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Congratulations on your new design!  = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>