swinger

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi Ken,
In hind sight my use of the impact lever was most likely flawed causing me
to have sporadic results. If memory serves me right I would get lazy and
lean on the handle to bring the pitch down after impact took the string
above pitch.
In choosing to use a regular hammer some of my bad habits were overcome due
to a change in  technique required (11 to 1 o'clock ) in placement of the
handle was the same but my body was different. With all the prior use of
impact technique it was not easy to do the slow pull that you describe and
find myself using impact on almost all pianos with exception of the high
treble.
Even with the Wand style level that is my main lever (since SATlll and auto
advance) impact is the 
fastest method for me as tiny movements of the pin up in pitch are easier
for me to achieve.
The design of my BIG T for use in tuning grands comes from by desire to use
true impact without side pressures being exerted on the tuning pin causing
the pin to be slightly bent in the process