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<DIV><FONT size=3> Terry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Sorry I didn't' have time to respond the ot=
her
day to your question.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> By the way the Coleman plate suspension sys=
tem is
a 3 inch lag bolt with a roughly 1/2"long by 14 inch allen screw insta=
lled
in a drilled hole in the top of the bolt. It is welded in place as well as a=
set
screw from the side. The allen screw is just long enough to fit
through the individual plate bosses. Which means measuring each boss so that=
the correct length of machine screw protrudes from the top of the bolt=
thru the boss & enough left over for the cap nut , just as yours is fini=
shed
up with. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The plate rest on the top of the bolt. I al=
ways
have the bolt head thickness machined to about .100 or less so I'm not drill=
ing
huge holes in the edge of the soundboard & liner.for clearance should th=
e
plate need to be set low as many S&Ss are. It probalby doesn't
matter.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The plate is not threaded & the bolt can be t=
urned
up or down incremantally by removing the cap nut ,inserting an allen wrench
& turning up or down slightly. One or two bolts at a time can be tweaked=
up
or down a bit even at pitch. Fairly clever & about 10 bucks a
pop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Nice lookin board in rons D. Wide planks. L=
ike
that. I want to hear it in concert. For me hearin is the fun
part. Probably need to go to SMU though. Is that in
Texas?</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>