<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV><EM>  <STRONG>Jon </STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>  Could it be they wanted the mass of the hammer at that distance from the center pin to effect geometry or weight considerations.  Dunno</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>  Dale</STRONG></EM></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Another boring thread...<BR><BR>I know this has been discussed but I don't recall ever reading that<BR>upright hammers should over-strike the strings.<BR><BR>I'm ready to bore a set for a M&H. The present hammers are severely<BR>over-striking... to what advantage?<BR><BR>Why, in theory, would hammer hanging differ between grands and verticals??<BR><BR>I have installed vertical hammers with reduced the strike angle <BR>(reducing shank height)<BR>with favorable results but thought I'd run it by here before I proceed.<BR><BR>I have Spurlock's hanging jig and will cut the shanks to length <BR>en-mass with a band saw.<BR>-- <BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>