Just got a note in from good friend and fellow tech in Sweden that Bluthner is one of those factories that sorts shanks in this fashion. Both upright and grand I gather. Watched em do it. One thing that struck my mind... the weight of a shank is related to it mass... and well... wouldnt its mass also have something to do with the pitch it would sound at when pinged ? (pinged...theres a good word for you..grin) Ron Nossaman wrote: > >But as to exactly which factories do this.... I really havent ever taken the > >time to check this out. Doubt seriously I will find the time either. But it > >remains that I am curious about just how much benifit is gained by doing > things > >this way. I suppose its ok to be curious about that now isnt it ? > > Don't know why not. I am, which is why I asked. > > Ron N -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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