<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm kind of new at digging into the = "Why's" of vertical hammer hanging.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I noticed that an action I'm working = on, the hammers have a rake of 88 degrees and a shank height between butt and = underside of hammer moulding of 88mm.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question is, "Is there a = relationship between rake and shank length, or are the 88s a coincidence?"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know the strike point is the = important thing, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a "Why".</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Streit</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Associate</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>