[CAUT] strikeweight

[David C. Stanwood]

Albert,

When I visited Steingraeber in Germany in 2002 I saw that they always 
mount the shanks on the rail and then hit it with a little hammer and 
listened to the tone that way.  I've heard reference to other German 
Companies using the technique as well.  Since learning this I've 
often wondered if there is any correlation with the shank tone and 
sorting the shanks by Shank Strike (radius) Weight.  It would be nice 
if they both went together!

David

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>Thank you, David, for your comments too.  It sounds like there is 
>more to be gained by sorting shanks according to what effect they 
>will have on the touch rather than what pitch they produce before 
>being coupled with hammers and mounted on rails.  As long as they 
>are good and stiff (they go "plink" rather than "plock") they should 
>do the job.
>
>Am I reading you correctly?
>
>Albert