Thanks for your info Tom, I've emailed Mitch for further details. Cheers Graeme Harvey New Plymouth New Zealand > Mitch Kiel (mitchkiel@olywa.net) has written more than once about the > Mehaffey impact hammer he uses. Either check the archives > (http://www.ptg.org/archive/pianotech.php/) or post him directly if you > don't find what you're looking for. I don't remember if he wrote his > posts on this or the cybertuner list. > > I personally don't use one since I'm not experiencing the back problems > that have caused others to relearn their tuning hammer technique with > this very different tool. I used to have neck and back pain because I > was hunching my shoulder when I raised my arm to tune. A friend of mine, > a dancer and yoga teacher, showed me how to drop my shoulder (keep it > low) when in this position. It is also important to not get into a rigid > position but to work with a more fluid posture and take a break every so > often. > > Taking a cue from the impact hammer, though, I use this nerfing > technique with the regular wrench. For me, the rhythm of short bursts is > less stressful than bracing for a smooth pull. > > Tom > > -- > Thomas A. Cole, RPT > Santa Cruz, CA > mailto:tcole@cruzio.com > >
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