In a message dated 5/28/2001 3:11:43 PM, Bob A. wrote: <<"I bought a set of Brooks "Encore" sh & fl recently. When I opened the box, I was surprised to see that the whole set had narrowed shanks. I've">> To which Jim Bryant replied: " Wally sells sets with all thinned shanks as well as sets with just the treble thinned......what kind of thingee are you gonna be using these on? Jim Bryant(FL)" Jim, I bought 2 sets, one for a S&S "A", one for a S&S "M". I see, as I look more carefully at Brooks' catalog, that, as you say, there are sets available with only 30 shanks tapered. However, these are only the Abel Hamb. S&S type and the Abel European R type, both with 17 mm knuckles.All the rest are listed as 90 shanks tapered. I don't have any preconception as to which approach is better, although I have wondered about the abrupt change from a full shank to a tapered one at about note 60. Having them all tapered certainly eliminates that issue. This also reminds me of the older grands that I have seen with the tapering stepped down from bass to treble. I think I've seen shanks with 4 steps from bass to treble. Was that more expensive than the gain was worth? Bob Anderson Tucson, AZ
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