<HTML>In a message dated 10/16/01 8:20:36 PM Central Daylight Time, kam544@flash.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Are there any reasons not to replace with the same type bridge pins versus the pointed ones? </BLOCKQUOTE> Other than you tear off your skin when raking your knuckles over the filed off bridge pins, I don't know of any other reason why there is a difference. Wim </HTML>