No New Messages Sound

I have a 13" MacBook Pro 2.3Ghz that is running 10.8.2. I cannot get New Mail Message Sound, ( the audio alert ), to work.
All other audio works just fine.
Any ideas?

Same here.
Very weird. I have Mail.app set to play "new mail sound" as well as other mail-even sounds.
I have some rules that route some mail to another folder (mail box). When mail comes for those, I get the sound. But for mail that stays in the inbox, no sound. The in-box is an IMAP box while the others are "local." I used to get the sound on Tiger on my old Mini.
When mail comes into in-box it is "bold" (not-read) which is correct.
I have "dock count" set for in-box only. Works fine.
I get the "woosh" when sending mail.
I've tried setting mail preferences for "play sounds" to other sounds. Same thing.
I've tried it with the mail.app showing and with it hidden. Same thing.
I've tried closing and opening mail. I've tried re-booting. Still no sound for "in-box" mail that is not "routed" to another mail box.
This is a brand new iMac with SL. Anyone have any ideas of what is going on. Maybe there is a setting I missed somewhere?
Thanks,
Al

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