[CAUT] Re: Impact Tuning

[Jeff Olson]

Fine, but have you actually ever used an impact wrench on a regular basis? 
I'm not trying to argue you out of anything -- obviously a regular wrench 
works well enough -- just curious.

JeffO
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Re: Impact Tuning


>I don't use one because I don't want to carry an extra tuning hammer.   My 
>tuning technique in uprights is similar to impact wrench technique.  I'm 
>tapping up or down with my regular hammer.   I have no problems with speed 
>or accuracy, thank you very much.
>
> David I.
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: Jeff Olson <jlolson@cal.net>
> To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
> Received: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:06:51 -0700
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Re: Impact Tuning
>
>
>>I was puzzled not to see more of a universal recommendation of impact
>>wrenches here (for uprights).  I must be even more out of the loop than 
>>I'd
>>imagined, because I've assumed for years that impact hammers had handily 
>>won
>>over the market for upright piano tuning.
>
>>After a few weeks of using an impact wrench (generic Schaff design), I 
>>found
>>a conventional wrench to be comparatively cumbersome, slow, and inaccurate
>>for *most* upright pianos and tuning situations (large pitch raises and
>>extremely tight pins are better served by conventional tuning wrenches, no
>>doubt).
>
>>Again, I'm very surprised that impact hammers aren't universally preferred
>>by those who actually use them regularly (given the sampling of opinion 
>>here
>>is representative).
>
>>I liked the impact action so much, I even built an impact wrench for grand
>>pianos, but I was never able to achieve a design that worked well for a
>>variety of pin tightnesses in the horizontal position.
>
>>Best,
>
>>JeffO
>
>
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