At 04:41 PM 10/8/2002 -0500, Avery Todd wrote: >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 Avery, The full weight of the s/f is not a factor at all. It is the levered weight which is used in the calculations. Strike Weight = Hammer weight + levered shank Strike Weight It's the full weight of the hammer, not the shank. Jon >>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 >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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