<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 6/1/2004 5:23:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, gnewell@a= meritech.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>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?<BR><BR>Greg Newell</FONT></B= LOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>  <FONT size=3>  Gregg</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  I made some of John Hartmans stick bearing gauges= & am just getting around to using them. They don't lie. He posted pictu= re a month or so back.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  What are you using the gauge for primarily? What = is it you want it to tell you?  Sounds like a duh question but humor me= . I use the Loweel gauge to read my strung up boards. I want to see .012 to = .018 residual bearing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Dale</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-= 577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.co= m</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>