> Hi Don, > I guess what caught my eye was the pin sticking through the block. It seems > to me that the block is not thick enough, the pins have no support for the > foot end allowing the pin to flagpole on the foot of the pin, as well as the > neck. Pins don't flagpole at the bottom, Joe. There is almost zero string tension induced pressure on the pins at the bottom. They just lie down there quietly awaiting their chance to jump and snap when someone trys to turn them. >Very poor design, > Waranty materials issue, needs correct thickness pin block? > Joe Goss RPT The block thickness is fine. That ain't it. Don, the only way to tell if the stability will be enhanced by filling the gap is to fill the gap, tune it, and report back in six months as to how it did. As much bad press as that plate flange gap gets, I've seen only a few instances where shimming it out cured tuning instability problems. If it works, great. If not, that ain't it neither. Ron N
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