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. It needs to be sturdy enough to insert and remove the empeg frequently, but that can be accomplished with just the bendy-tabs if it's done right.

Speaking of - empeg's definately done these cradles right; Empeg mk2 slips in and out MUCH easier then the old cradles ever did; and the sides are constructed in a way that you could bend them outwards/inwards if needed down the road.
-mark

...proud to have owned one of the first Mark I units

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