[CAUT] Shank to Hammer weight spreadsheet

[Jon Page]

If pinning is an issue, repin.

As far as weighing the shanks... I'll go through this once more.

The weight range of shanks in any given set is at least .5+ grams.

Let's work with notes 26 & 27 at a bass break.

Now if you pull a shank out of the box for this area it could have
its own SW of 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, 2.1 or 2.2 grams.

Let's say that hammers 26 & 27 weigh 9.5 & 9, respectively.

You pull a shank out of the set, it's 2g and place it with 26, SW=11.5g
For 27 you end up haphazardly with a 1.6 shank, SW=10.6g

Now what do you do? Pare down 26? Increase 27? Meet in the middle?

Had you purposefully placed the 1.6 on 26, SW=11.1
then placing the 2 g shank on 27 SW=11

See a pattern?  Whatever the SW is actually, it more than likely IS right
on the curve or an acceptable curve. No further mass alteration required.

The appearance of the set remains intact with no hour glass figures.

Spend time fiddling with each and every individual hammer mass
or spend the time sorting shanks and mating. I've done it both
ways and much prefer the outcome of the later. Because quite frankly,
hammers that have been aggressively pared down look as if some
hack got at the action.

Let's not forget that craftsmanship also entails appearances, after all
why did Studley go through all that trouble of making just another tool box;
to prove what, that he had a lot of spare time?

When it comes down to it, there are some people who think that
a smooth SW is a waste of time.
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Regards,

Jon Page