of the base plates in much the same manner as the previous embodiment fig4 and 5 may be considered to apply to the embodiment of fig3 as well as the embodiment of fig2 when the bolts 26 are tightened to a desired torque the utility pole 28 is inserted into the upper protective tube 20 and either trimmed or grouted to form a tight desirable fit as in the previous embodiment the lower connection is designed to be activated at the predetermined activation boundary referring now to fig6 a there is depicted a first embodiment of the upper connection 60 of a utility pole according to the present invention in this first embodiment the pole 10 is cut in two pieces at a desired location above ground level generally between ten and fourteen feet or higher as needed for a utility pole already in service it is necessary to maintain the vertical position of the upper segment 38 of the pole as there will be nothing else holding the pole in place during modification two four part pole bands 40 are installed above and below the saw cut 42 through the pole the pole bands 40 are secured to the pole by tightening the bolt connections 44 which interconnect the four parts in addition the pole bands 40 are further secured to the pole by means of through bolts 46 which are drilled entirely through the timber pole 10 passing through the pole bands 40 there are two such through bolts 46 in each of the upper and lower.