<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/18/2004 1:04:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, michael@= gambles.fsnet.co.uk writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In his excellent and descriptive answers to= questions I dare not really ask BobDavis has posed a further item needing a= nother dumb question: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>and lock down= the <BR>cheek plate. This works. I like to position the cheek plates a= t the middle of their travel,..."</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Please, Bob, what are cheek plates? First may I guess though? S&S H= ammer Assembly shank has the "ears" and the flange grips the centre pin - ar= e the cheek plates what I am calling "ears"?I suppose it's this old business= of Anglo/American Terminology dichotomy....</DIV> <DIV>As to the back action business - does the team think that by first bori= ng and screwing the damper flanges - and then removing the screws and b= reaking the glue joint, this would make for a more tech-friendly action?</DI= V> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Over to you-all!<BR>Michael G (UK)</FONT></= DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ps any of you running for president?</FONT>= </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Michael</= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>   Th= e cheek plates Bob & Ed are referring to are the plates in the cheek blo= cks that hold down on the action frame guide pin. The treble one is the prim= ary concern & it is the one being positioned in the middle of its overal= l forward & backward line of travel. It is adjustable as are many/most m= akes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  To the l= ast question,uhh what Ron said.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>   Da= le</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>