<!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 6.00.2900.2873" 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 Jack</DIV> <DIV>  It looks kinda familiar.  I also made one like this for the bass.  I embedded a flat headed screw in  the small foot end.  I set the gauge on the bass string with the small foot protruding over the plain wire in front of the front bridge pin.  Then turn the screw down till it touches plain wire.  Now it cam be used as usual to determine positive or negative bearing.  If positive it will tap.  If negative a gap should be visible under the long front foot near the pin</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 face=Arial size=2>Hi Dale,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is my gauge. I use it as a visual for customers or salesman to explain down bearing. I also use it for a reading of fluctuation due to humidity changes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack Houweling</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>