A Coriolis flowmeter adapted to receive a material flow at an inlet and to extend said material flow through flow tube means to an outlet of said Coriolis flowmeter; said Coriolis flowmeter also includes: a balance bar positioned parallel to said flow tube means; brace bars coupling ends of said balance bar to said flow tube means; a driver (D) that vibrates said flow tube and balance bar in phase opposition; pick off means (LPO, RPO) coupled to said balance bar and to said flow tube means to generate signals representing the Coriolis response of said vibrating flow tube means with material flow; characterized in that said Coriolis flowmeter further comprises: a first end portion of said balance bar extending axially inward from a first one of said brace bars towards a mid-portion of said balance bar; a second end portion of said balance bar extending axially inward from a second one of said brace bars towards said mid-portion of said balance bar; wherein said a first and second end portions of said balance bar comprise balance bar end segments having axial inner extremities ; said mid-portion comprises: a drive coil bracket ; leaf springs included with the drive coil bracket being oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said flow tube, having a right angle bend at their lower extremity and affixed to a support bar which comprises extensions of the axial inner extremities of the balance bar end segments . a balance bar positioned parallel to said flow tube means; brace bars coupling ends of said balance bar to said flow tube means; a driver (D) that vibrates said flow tube and balance bar in phase opposition; pick off means (LPO, RPO) coupled to said balance bar and to said flow tube means to generate signals representing the Coriolis response of said vibrating flow tube means with material flow; characterized in that said Coriolis flowmeter further comprises: a first end portion of said balance bar extending axially inward from a first one of said brace bars towards a mid-portion of said balance bar; a second end portion of said balance bar extending axially inward from a second one of said brace bars towards said mid-portion of said balance bar; wherein said a first and second end portions of said balance bar comprise balance bar end segments having axial inner extremities ; said mid-portion comprises: a drive coil bracket ; leaf springs included with the drive coil bracket being oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said flow tube, having a right angle bend at their lower extremity and affixed to a support bar which comprises extensions of the axial inner extremities of the balance bar end segments . a first end portion of said balance bar extending axially inward from a first one of said brace bars towards a mid-portion of said balance bar; a second end portion of said balance bar extending axially inward from a second one of said brace bars towards said mid-portion of said balance bar; wherein said a first and second end portions of said balance bar comprise balance bar end segments having axial inner extremities ; said mid-portion comprises: a drive coil bracket ; leaf springs included with the drive coil bracket being oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said flow tube, having a right angle bend at their lower extremity and affixed to a support bar which comprises extensions of the axial inner extremities of the balance bar end segments . <EOS>