RE: Picture of my new wall decoration......
Matt, they will shrink a little. The rules in the measuring process are that way to keep guys from expanding the bases to make book. If they sit lower it will not change much as each horn is measured seperatly.
Mine missed book by 3/8's of an inch last year after all was said and done. Alot of guys make the mistake of caping too high and cutting the bottom curl off. This is where the measurement is taken from. If the curl was cut or you can't get to that spot because of the mounting process, this is where you may have come up short on your length measurement.
If you are interested, the pope and young score sheet on the official web site spells it out pretty clear..............