gram weights

Thomas D. Seay, III t.seay@mail.utexas.edu
Wed Nov 4 12:37 MST 1998


>I also made my own set (after seeing Dave Stanwood's), by hammering key
>leads into 1/2 inch copper couplings, and weighing them off on a digital
>scale.  I have weights in 2-gram increments from 12 to 66 grams.  It is by
>far the nicest system for weighing off keys that I have used, and you can
>make it yourself!
>
>Danny Dover
>Dartmouth College
>Hanover, NH

Danny,

One question - how do you measure 45g, 47g, 49g, 51g if you only have even
numbered weights, i.e. 12g, 14g, 16g, 18g, 20g, etc.? Am I missing
something?

Tom Seay
Piano Tech Office
School of Music
232-2072
t.seay@mail.utexas.edu




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