My thinking Gary was that with the guidescope in a side by side position the amount of leverage, say with the mount in a horizontal position which would be the worst case scenario, would be much less than with the guidescope in the over and under situation. Like carrying a heavy weight with outstretched arms or tucked in close to the body. The amount of mount flexure and sensitivity to vibration must surely be less. Plus I believe it would be much easier to balance, especially if the side by side was on a sliding dovetail that could slide "sideways" to balance the disparate weights of the scopes over the mount head.
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