Hello, Greenwing has just posted in the Machines & Hardware forum of AmayaUsers Discussion Boards under the title of Amaya xts grabber bar. This thread is located at http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?5973-Amaya-xts-grabber-bar Here is the message that has just been posted: *************** I am with you they seem to be there just to be in the way. Actually they provide protection for the needles when the bar is back. and the reason the bar is notched is they felt, we needed more access to the needles when changing them. I have actually taken a slip from a report cover and keep it on mine. it is easy to remove and keeps stuff from constantly catching on them. *************** =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================