Upright Action mounting pins

[Mark Schecter]

Alan Barnard wrote:

> Your bass strike point is less critical. If the strings are oldish, look 
> under the dampers; the strings will be brighter there. See if the action 
> is at its "historical" position in the bass (after setting the treble). 

But note that if you move the bass end up or down, the seating of the 
dampers will be affected, due to the angle of the strings away from 
vertical.

  >snip<

> When all is well, I'd recommend removing the action, placing a long 
> straight-edge or level  from the bass to the treble post and raising the 
> middle post(s) until they are truly in line. Replace the action and 
> check both ends AND make sure it is evenly seated on all posts.

Since you would have to make sure it's evenly seated anyway, why not 
just leave the action in and adjust the posts only once? Just curious!

-Mark