The only problem with this, sooner or later, the masking tape will fall 
off, either because it doesn't stick well to the plastic jack, or 
because the adhesive dries up...  And is it really worth it? Those jacks 
are so flexy, I just don't know if it is worth the trouble to only get 
some of the experience real quill under the fingers offers.
Dongsok

On 1/5/2016 12:07 PM, Borys Medicky wrote:
>>> No, these are the jacks that came later, so no top or bottom screw, and
> mine do not have the spring-support<<
>
> As I recall, the tongue on these has a notch at its tip that comes against a stop at the top of the jack slot.  If you were to shim this notch with pieces of masking tape, the added thickness would push the tongue backwards slightly and thereby tilt the quill upwards.
>
> Assuming you wanted to go this route, I imagine that laying out several strips of masking tape and taping them together would give you a single thicker piece of tape.  You could then cut a narrow band off this, then clip off tiny squares to paste onto the tongue.
>
> BM
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