Sunnyboy,
Thanks for the tip on using the cotton on the springs. I will have to try that. I wanted to try the Pedersen upgrade, but was not comfortable about the idea that I would not be able to "undo" the upgrade if I don't like the sound.
As stated earlier, the opinions on the Pedersen upgrade seem to be very polarized. I think I will just get the armboard upgrade and do the cotton tweak and call it a day.
FrankC