<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ran into my first loose jack tender today, on a 1969 = S&S M.  The note blocked on my first run-through, and adjusting letoff = didn't help.  Sure enough, the tender pulled right out of its little = mortise and tenon joint (along with two others in the high treble that weren't = blocking yet).  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I CA'd them (protecting the action center with = pieces of business cards, as per the PTG's Field Guide), but it made me wonder: = why are those jacks made in two pieces to begin with?  Is it just so they = can fail in a repairable way if regulation is off (too much = aftertouch)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>