<HTML>In a message dated 11/9/01 12:39:22 PM Central Standard Time, pcpoulso@pacbell.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hello All: I have hung some new hammers and shanks on the action from a Edmund Gram baby grand.  It has no key weights, and with the new parts the downweight on all the keys except the upper two octaves is in the 60+ gram range. The friction levels in the upper octaves are acceptable, and as the rest of the action has the same parts and has been reconditioned the same way I don't believe that friction is the culprit here.  However, I have never weighted an action before.  I am going to look through the Journal CDs for articles on weighing off an action, and would appreciate any advice or input as well.  Is this a case of fools rushing in where angels fear to tread, or an opportunity to learn a new skill?  Thanks, Patrick Poulson, RPT</BLOCKQUOTE> Patrick You might want to talk to Wally Brooks about this. There is a lot of differences is the weight of hammers. Did you by any chance keep the old hammers and shanks? If you did, weigh some of them, and then weigh the new ones. According to Wally, one once of hammer weight adds about 6 ounces to downweight, or visa a versa. If you didn't keep the old set, you might want to take weight off the hammer and shank, and see if that reduces the downweight. Wim </HTML>