Terry, I don't understand what you mean by a pivot and what is the function. I have a double ended tuning head for oval pins that you can flip over. I have a square to tune this week. It's a Chickering. Has square pins (makes life easier). It is untunable. I plan to buy a gallon or two of the thin ca glue and give it a try. It has standard dampers like other grands. First one I've seen and may have been modified. What a mess! It's been doped and badly stained and it is a half step flat. Yep, I'm a sucker for punishment, too. Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG Santa Clara, California cmpiano@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 4:51 AM Subject: Re: Square Grands > I would be very interested to see what Joe has to say about the proper > tuning technique for a square grand so that you don't end up crippled. I did > one square with my regular hammer, and after my recovery several days later, > I made myself a 2-1/2 foot long wrench with a pivot about 2/3 of the way > out. It actually works quite well and I can do all the tuning from my normal > sitting position. Once in a while I will need to stand to see which pin I am > placing the head on if I get a little confused. I find my self more and more > confused as time passes. This is the baking list, no? ;-) > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David and Julie Streit" <pianomann777@hotmail.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:35 AM > Subject: Re: Square Grands > > > > Probably a 4 foot tuning hammer! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Phil Bondi <tito@PhilBondi.com> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 6:30 PM > > Subject: Re: Square Grands > > > > > > > > And I don't employ the use of a Chiropractor, because I do it > correctly. > > > > > > > ..and in your opinion, what is 'correctly'? > > > > > > Chiropractorly Dependent Phil > > > > > > >
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