Do any of yous guys use the heavier shanks up in the treble, and go lighter as you go down? (Of course, with the thinned shanks start with the heaviest at 88 to lightest, then the non thinned ones the same). >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 -- Vince Mrykalo RPT MPT Senior Piano Technician Crane School of Music
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