Isaac, > Why not, but is an impact hammer manageable like a normal one also > (for fine setting) with a good handle? Yes. Like any new technique/tool, it takes a bit of getting used to it. It's all in the wrist. Only time I will use another method is with very jumpy pins. > What I've find when getting used to the slap, is that I often dose > right so one is enough, for all the medium part of the piano (I avoid > it in the bass). I use the impact hammer all the way through. Once you get used to it you can often pop it in the first time. > How do you check the pin setting with an impact hammer ? Gentle nudge/bump up or down with the wrist. Very little torquing of the pin with an impact. Gentle push or pull to eliminate any flag-poling of the pin. > What model do you use ? The adjustable one I helped Schaff develope. Otto
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