hammer shanks

[Farrell]

I purchased a nice digital scale that measures in hundredth's of a gram at a
local head shop for about a hundred bucks US. It is small enough to fit in a
breast pocket. I use it for my Stanwood measuring among other things (like
sometimes I measure out powders - bronze powder, that is). I brought it to
Arlington with me and see how it performed compared to the bit bigger scales
David had, and found that it is real accurate. The shop had lots of other
neat things also!

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ross" <piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: hammer shanks


> Speaking of scales for weighing.
> They seem to be quite expensive.
> Has anyone found a reasonably priced one, that will do the job?
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: hammer shanks
>
>
> > Weight is a good idea but I repin _after_ I have finished
> messing with them, like
> > hanging, shaping, filing, etc.  That "pathetic" is attributable
> to some of my "mis"
> > handling.
> >
> > I wish I still had a scale again...
> >
> > Newton
> >
> > Richard Brekne wrote:
> > >
> > > Newton Hunt wrote:
> > >
> > > > _I_ sort them by pin tightness.
> > > >
> > > >                 Newton
> > > >
> > >
> > > I used to...but now I sort them after their weight ala
> Stannwood. I repin anyways
> > > as I have found stock pinning to be often as not rather
> pathetic. On just about
> > > any given set of grand shanks I have ever purchased well half
> of the centers were
> > > bad in one way or another.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Richard Brekne
> > > RPT, N.P.T.F.
> > > Bergen, Norway
> > > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> >
>