<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   Hi CY</DIV> <DIV>  Yes I have & it's a wonderful & pricey tool.  I lost the magnet to mine & will see if I can re-order thru the web site.  Previously I tried to get this done but the requirement was to send it all the way back to Germany for a new magnet & recalibration.  I can tell you though from expereince it is a very accurate & useful tool.  Fortunately there is more than one way to gauge or approximate soundboard thickness.  The sustain noticeable in the G-2 as the strings go back on is amzingly long & improved.  WIll report back after it's back together.</DIV> <DIV>  Thanks</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <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 title=http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Calipers/Hacklinger_Thickness_Gauge.html 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></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>