<html> <body> Marshall, I don't want to get off-topic here, but at the bridge pins is not where one levels strings. ;-) Avery At 11:19 PM 6/8/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi John, I don't know. I'm not old yet. ;) I'm still a teen ager, age 40. going on 41.:) LOL   Do you place the shank just above and below the bridge pin as one does to level the string?  Does the hammer shank need to have a point or can I take an old hammer from an action and take the top off and use the flat smooth end of the shank?  Thanks again. Marshall</blockquote></body> </html>