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
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