<HTML>In a message dated 7/27/2002 5:21:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ANRPiano@AOL.COM writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent from the Internet                  Andrew</BLOCKQUOTE>     Jim Coleman Jr. has a plate support system that's similar that I've used. It is a lag bolt with a allen screw top of differing lengths  threaded  into a machined hole in the top. The length of allen screw will vary in length  depending on the thicknes of your plate bosses so it can be tightened down  with a cap screw.  Since Stwy plate to soundboard clearances are ,as you know, minimal ,  I've had him turn the head of the lag bolt down so its thickness is  no more than 3 mm thick.  Plenty strong to sit a plate on and usually avoids having to drill forstner bit recesses  into the board for clearance.    Clearance problems are usually not a problem on Mason& Hamlins and others. Last I checked he charged me 10 bucks a piece. Dirt cheap for what goes into them. >>>>>>>Dale Erwin>>>>>>>. <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">List, Ron esp. I have used the set screw plate support system Ron detailed in the Journal and on this list some time ago on the last several soundboards I have installed.  I now have a S&S B (the first S&S I have done this on) and the original plate dowels were little more than 1/8" - 3/16" above the soundboard.  I am anticipating a similar plate height over the new soundboard.  In the past I simply recessed the soundboard sufficiently to accommodate the lock nut.  I was wondering if anybody has a more elegant solution.  Andrew Remillard ANRPiano</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>