<html><div>Kent,</div> <div>Yes you can remove the tray from the bass block.  That's not a problem.  You can remove material from the top and side of that block once you remove it, so it won't touch the belly rail surfaces.</div> <br> <div>At 09:46 PM 9/27/2001 -0500, you wrote:</div> <div>>My current pet peeve is the damper pedal noise that can come from the bass</div> <div>>end block that serves as the mount for damper tray.</div> <div>></div> <div>>Its corner position provides several surfaces that the block can move</div> <div>>against enough to make extra noise. I've thought of bushing the surfaces of</div> <div>>the block to lessen the noise possibilities, but there is no clearance to</div> <div>>get in and work on the block.</div> <div>></div> <div>>Does anyone have any magic wands to throw at the situation?</div> <div>></div> <div>>I've never tried this, just wondering, if you take off the treble end block,</div> <div>>can you move the tray far enough to let the bass end pin clear its block,</div> <div>>even with all the dampers still attached?</div> <div>></div> <div>>Any ideas?</div> <div>></div> <div>>Kent Swafford</div> > <br> <br> <b>Vinny<br> </b><i><<a href="mailto:vince@byu.edu" eudora="autourl">mailto:vince@byu.edu</a>><br> <br> <br> <br> </i></html>