<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Recently someone posted this description of a tool to enliven bass strings:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>Piece of 1" conduit, about a foot and a  half long.<BR>Rubber caps on both ends. Drill through it 2 , 1/4"<BR>holes, a few inches apart. Mount sliding-door track<BR>nylon wheels ( with bearings! ) from Lowe's, Home<BR>Depot, etc..  Unhitch strings on one end, put through<BR>wheels'  grooves in long "s" curve, push<BR>conduit-gadget back and forth, up and down length of <BR>string.  Much less scary than scraping metal! No loose<BR>windings. Nylon grooves on wheels protect  strings.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr>I'm having trouble envisioning it enough to construct it.  Might someone have a picture of such a gadget?  I assume the wheels are mounted in the 1/4" holes, and the wheels are in the same plane--i.e. a straight line?  Actually, as I framed the last question, I may have solved my dilemma, but would still love to have confirmation from someone, preferably including visual.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>Richard Morgan<BR></DIV></div><br> <hr size=1>Be a better Heartthrob. <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48255/*http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/_ylc=X3oDMTI5MGx2aThyBF9TAzIxMTU1MDAzNTIEX3MDMzk2NTQ1MTAzBHNlYwNCQUJwaWxsYXJfTklfMzYwBHNsawNQcm9kdWN0X3F1ZXN0aW9uX3BhZ2U-?link=list&sid=396545433">Get better relationship answers </a>from someone who knows.<br>Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. </body></html>