<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Carl said: "Question: Since it is 2 inches from the rear bridge pin to the hitch pin, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>if I ground down the plate enough to use vertical hitch pins, would I get </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>enough improvement to make it worth while? Any thoughts on what kind of </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>bass string loops to use?"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Carl Meyer PTG assoc</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Santa Clara, Ca.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Carl, I'm not Del, but I've had limited succes with the use of German Loops on a similar situation. (The sound was "less bad"<G>) My next project will probably involve vertical hitch pins as well. I'll let y'all know once I get it done.<G></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>