<html> At 09:55 AM 5/31/2002 -0700, you wrote: string placement approximately as high as it would be if it passed over the original back bearing bar -- usually 3 to 5 mm above the plate surface through the tenor/treble. They can ride as much as 5 to 7 mm off the plate surface in the bass -- where the vertical hitchpin is most benificial anyway -- without problems. Del, Could the hitch pins be replaced with roll pins or tension pins to eliminate the rear duplex if the plate were to be situated properly for this height? Would larger vertical pins be installed or could you use the same size as the original h/p's? The bearing bar in the tenor would have to be ground down. Jon Page</html>