Cy Shuster asked if I had tried using a larger tip. Answer: Yes. But that's not the solution to the problem and it's not what I want. I want the tip to fit the pin with maximum contact area. A sloppy fit is the last thing I want. It muddies up the feel of what the pin is doing, and it diminishes my control of it. I'm of the opinion that there are too many technicians out there who have never felt what a really good tip on a really good tuning hammer feels like. No matter how beautifully made a tuning hammer may be, it's no better than the tip that's on the end of it. Jim Ellis
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