<!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 6.00.6000.16441" 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><STRONG><EM>  Hi Jurgen</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   Thanks & you are welcome. You can use them in the bass.  Just make one with a long arm & in the end of the arm facing down install a flat head screw. Retract the screw so it's flush with the bottom face of the gauge. Place the gauge on the speaking length of the bass string so the screw is just over the plain wire in front of the bridge pin.  In this position there is a big gap between the plain wire & the screw.  Turn the screw down till it touches the wire. Now you're ready to check bearing however the gauge on the speaking  length must stay positioned on the copper & can not be held flush against the pin which will scew the results slightly but still you're in the ball park. I dont' touch down on the any portion of the loop but only on the single strand of wire.  Close is good enough here in my Opinion.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale</EM></STRONG></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>Dale, thanks for the recent photos of your bearing gauges.  What do you <BR>do for the bass sections?  Can these be used in the bass?  Do you <BR>measure the OD of the bass strings and do the math to come up with the <BR>deflection?  Or is it impossible to snug the gauge up to the bridge <BR>pins in the low bass due  to the thickness of the strings?<BR><BR>Jurgen Goering<BR>Piano Forte Supply<BR>(250) 754-2440<BR>info@pianofortesupply.com<BR>http://www.pianofortesupply.com</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>