Ed
The little icon with the devious smile...would that by chance be you? He, he.

Randy
I did manage to get the service dept email for Sony in the states and fired off an email telling all. Ya' never know? June 1st would be fine.

On a side note here Monday was my last day of vacation and I went to Mtn Creek in Mt Holly Springs for some flyfishing diversion. Trouble never comes in ones I guess because
the bamboo rod I was given for Christmas snapped at the bottom of the female ferrule. Go figure... no snags on the water or the trees. It just was casting poorly and on the last cast the top flew off into the creek. I thought at first the ferrule had just come apart but after "reeling" it in the truth become known. It's an ebay South Bend that my brother in law refinished for me. I'm going to post a question of the Rod forum right after posting this.