<html> <body> Dale, <x-tab>        </x-tab>OK, now I se what you were getting at. Sorry, guess I'm a bit dense about these things still. It would be nice if the gauge were a bit heavier but then there would be more of a tendency to deflect the string from it's own weight. I still vote for a rare earth magnet as the base until I hear of something even better. Greg At 05:53 PM 6/2/2004, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">     Greg    Some techs do not rebuild but only use them to see if there is any residual bearing left in the 90 year old almost flat or flat  board. Under those conditions it's difficult to tell anything with the gauge because of the bridge slope towards the rear & a sunken crown/bridge as well  One gets really funky ideas of whats there &  not there if you know what I mean.  As to your useage , yes of course this what they're for. I wasn't looking for trick answers. It would be nice if the gauge were fashione from cast brass or iron for a more solid seat on the string.   Dale <dl> <dd>Dale, <dd><x-tab>        </x-tab>Uh, I'm not sure what type of an answer your looking for here but I'll take a stab at it. I'm needing to set plate height during the course of a rebuild and check for down bearing during the course of evaluating a piano. Isn't that what their for? <dd>Greg <dd>At 10:45 AM 6/1/2004, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <dd>In a message dated 6/1/2004 5:23:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, gnewell@ameritech.net writes: <dl> <dd>Thanks Dale. I've been doing just that but I'm not happy with the repeatability of measurements. There's just got to be a better way. Any other gauges out there? I seem to remember a Journal article with a dial gauge of some kind. Am I dreaming? <dd>Greg Newell </dl> <dd>    Gregg</blockquote></blockquote> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> </dl>Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté <a href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net"= eudora="autourl">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</a></body> </html>