Dear Listserv Members attending the 1999 COA Convention:
 
There is going to be an unusual item placed in the auction at the upcoming
COA meeting in Louisville.  A wire-strung Celtic harp.  What this harp has
to do with shells is very simple.  The soundboard of the harp has been
decorated with a veneer Murex pecten.  If you want to see what this harp
looks like visit the following web site:
 
http://www.uwp.edu/academic/biology/harp/harp.htm
 
Best, Ross
 
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Ross W. Gundersen                               email: [log in to unmask]
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences      fax: 414-595-2056
University of Wisconsin - Parkside              telephone: 414-595-2417
900 Wood Road
Box 2000
Kenosha, Wisconsin  53141-2000