Hammer Ratio

[Richard Brekne]

Woah.. Ok.. so a few private posts indicate this perhaps is more
confusing then I thought. So .... as precisely as I know how to
define... :

The hammer shank ratio is either : (depending on who you talk to)

The total length of the hammer shank divided by the length the hammer
shank center pin is from the center of the knuckle core. Both lengths
taken along the shank itself.

or

The distance of the  center pin to hammer tip divided by the distance
the center pin to knuckle contact point

So again.. with either or both of these definitions.....

Givens:

An everyday type grand hammershank with hammer glued that has a SW of 10

grams.
A 1 gram peice of lead.
A hammer shank ratio of 7:1


Questions:

-- If the lead is installed just under the tip of core does the hammer
ratio change ?
-- Where would you have to install the lead to insure the hammer ratio
remains the same.

grin..

RicB