<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> <P>Well, that is an interesting thought...I hadn't considered it, but even if I drill all the way through I don't necessarily center the lead...</P> <P>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Joseph Garrett" <JOEGARRETT@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 9/5/2006 7:22:53 PM<BR>Subject: Hammer weighting...Was Arbor Press<BR><BR> <P> <DIV align=left>David asked: "<FONT size=+0>I have just tried David Love's suggestion of 1/2 through holes which gets you about .3 or .4 grams, a simple tap with hammer and lead punch...simplicity...</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>What does the List think of 1/2 way holes rather than all the way through? 2 1/2 holes equals one through for about the same weight...."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>I should think that the 1/2 way through would put the hammer in a bit of a inertial imbalance. <G> (worth a thought, I think.) </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>