Let My Hammer Go!

[Jim]

I know the feeling.  Tuning pins are worn, now you have a perfect fit.

I'll bet you didn't have the problem on the older Everett consoles which
had cosmoline on the pins to prevent rust.  The hammer usually falls off
of these pins.

Jim Coleman, Sr.


On Sat, 28 Dec 1996 Maxpiano@aol.com wrote:

> List -
>
> Does anyone else run into this difficulty?
>
> Every couple of weeks I encounter a piano that loves my tuning hammer - that
> is, the pins seem to grab the tip so that it does not slip off easily. The
> extra motion to reach down and pull the tip loose wastes time and has to be
> done gingerly so as not to disturb the pin setting.  It does not appear to be
> associated with a tight fit, as there is usually a little wobble even so.
>  Could it be the effect of wear over the past 40 years (Hale hammer and tip
> from about 1955)?  Powdered teflon in the tip does no good.
>
> Is it in the surface characteristics of my tips + the tuning pins?  Anyone
> have a solution?
>
> Bill Maxim, RPT
>