Too each their own to be sure. I end up taking probably half as much time evening out final strike weights this way... so the total increase in time is not really so much. Then there is the appearance side to this already talked about. The less I have to add or take away to the glued hammer/shank... the more consistent the set looks. In anycase... the spreadsheet was provided as an example for anyone who finds this approach agreeable. Cheers RicB I do get the idea. It seems to me it takes a lot more time, that's all. You have to weigh the hammers and then the shanks separately and then play around with trying to match them up. In the end, some hammer mass alteration will be required anyway for those that you can't match to get the weight you want. Doing it the way I suggest (and the way I do it) I rarely have to alter more than about 1/3 of the hammers and often less to get a smooth curve. Just seems like a waste of time. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com
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