<div>Well, while I've got the shanks still sitting in order, maybe I'll measure them and see. I expect there'll be some kind of correlation in a general sense, but lots of shanks that deviate from the trend as well. That's one of the things I love about working with wood. It's so.... unpredictable.</div> <div> </div> <div>Albert</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>"David C. Stanwood" <stanwood@tiac.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Albert,<BR><BR>When I visited Steingraeber in Germany in 2002 I saw that they always <BR>mount the shanks on the rail and then hit it with a little hammer and <BR>listened to the tone that way. I've heard reference to other German <BR>Companies using the technique as well. Since learning this I've <BR>often wondered if there is any correlation with the shank tone and <BR>sorting the shanks by Shank Strike
(radius) Weight. It would be nice <BR>if they both went together!<BR><BR>David<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p> 
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