Shank/Flange Weights

[Avery Todd]

Hi Jon,

That comes later. If I'm not mistaken, you're the one who got
me started weighing the "raw" parts before I installed them. :-)

Avery

>At 03:43 PM 10/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>I just got through weighing a set of new shanks/flanges
>>for a S & S 'M'. They ranged from 8.2 grams to a low of
>>6.8 grams! No wonder we have "weight" problems with new
>>parts!
>>
>>Avery
>
>It's not the actual weight of the s/f but he levered weight which the string.
>
>With center pin on a pivot off the scale (flange is straight up -no 
>weight effect)
>place the hammer end on a riser on the scale where the hammer is glued.
>
>You will find the weight then to be in the range of 1.5g to 2 g
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon
>
>
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