Veritcal hitchpins?

[Ron Nossaman]

> The closer the loop is to the plate, the less the torsion on pin. 
> However, not knowing the math on these things I am enquiring on your 
> empirical experience.
>  
> /Jim I/

It's not torsion on the pin, it's flex - bending stress. In 
any case, no. Tuning stability doesn't seem to be affected by 
loop altitude, but the lower the loop, the less stress there 
is on the plate, and the better the odds of not breaking it.
Ron N