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<DIV> Perhaps I missed something, I totally get it now & agree wit=
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your course of action.</DIV>
<DIV> Thanks</DIV>
<DIV> Dale</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To drop the pla=
te
3/4” (say) at the bass end, you would need to lower the dowels hal=
f way
between the <SPAN class=SpellE>pinblock</SPAN> and the bass end by 3/8=
”.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The dowels aren’t that t=
all at that
point.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The plate would be r=
esting
below the level of the soundboard panel. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I think they did bend the plate i=
n
order to try and keep the bridge height uniform.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this case, in order to achiev=
e
that, they had to bend it quite a bit. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Recapping all the bridges aside, =
I
don’t see any unbent position for the plate that would allow for r=
easonably
uniform bridge heights.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rec=
apping
the treble will allow me to experiment a little though and possible lower =
the
bass end a touch by raising the treble corner and trimming just slightly t=
he
dowels in the middle.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN=
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN
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