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<DIV><FONT size=2>Have you tried the Hacklinger magnetic thickness gauge?
Spendy, but lets you take more measurements without drilling:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Calipers/Hacklinger_Thickness_Gauge.html">http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Calipers/Hacklinger_Thickness_Gauge.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com
href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=files@ptg.org
href="mailto:files@ptg.org">files@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:07
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Files] G-2 soundboard
modification<FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> SO I decided to
diaphramize this tubby little beast to seek improvement. I
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">drilled small access holes
(1.5mm) at the perimeter thru the board in the </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">curved section under the plate.
The nose bolt holes also serve this purpose. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">This allows for the wire end of
a caliper to protrude thru the holes & the </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">taking of initial
measurements & also to track progess.
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