Tuning Time-Joe Goss Hammer

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Mike,
Bill uses my wand style 1/2" x 10" hex shaft with 20% head and ball end.
We are working on improvements to both the Grand T (a impact lever for both
uprights and grands): and some improvments to the
head/shaft connectionthe of the hex lever to achieve greater stiffness and
less flex.

 And soon I will have a cigar combination extension lever that will use the
1/2" hex shaft. So for grands one would use the cigar handle and for
uprights the ball knob. Two style levers in one!
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike and Jane Spalding" <mjbkspal@execpc.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: Tuning Time-Joe Goss Hammer


> Bill,
>
> Which of Joe's (Mother's?) hammers do you use?  I just visited his
website/catalog, and the only listed hammer is the "Grand T" impact hammer.
>
> thanks
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SidewaysWell1713@aol.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 11:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Tuning Time-Joe Goss Hammer
>
>
> > In a message dated 12/29/02 9:27:05 PM Central Standard Time,
> > imatunr@srvinet.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > Hi Speedy Sideways Bill,
> > > And my newest hammer may be a little faster yet <G>
> > > Joe Goss
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Yes, your hammer has a lot to do with my recent time reduction.  I guess
> > everyone must find what works for him or herself but when I first picked
up
> > my Wonder Wand from Charles Huether, I liked it and used one for over 10
> > years.  Then I bought one from Joe Goss.  It took very little time to
get
> > used to and I noticed that I could get more 1 stroke corrections out of
it
> > than with my previous hammer.
> >
> > A few days ago, I was working with my apprentice to whom I had given my
old
> > Wonder Wand.  When I made a correction with my old tuning hammer which I
had
> > used to tune thousands of pianos, it felt so awkward and inferior.
Could I
> > say more?
> >
> > I used the 1 stroke correction idea as a premise to reduce my tuning
time and
> > did so.  Joe Goss' hammer is solid and nicely balanced.  It is the
transfer
> > time from one pin to another and the time it takes to get a string into
tune
> > which is parallel to the number of strokes it takes.
> >
> > The fewer strokes, the faster the tuning.  There may also be something
> > enigmatic about bringing a piano into tune quickly and in a pattern
which
> > introduces the new tension more evenly.  In other words, the quicker it
is
> > done, the better it is, at least in many cases but certainly not all.
> >
> > I highly recommend Joe Goss' tools.
> >
> > Happy New Year!
> >
> > Bill Bremmer RPT
> > Madison, Wisconsin
> > <A HREF="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r
e m m e r . c o m =-</A>
> >
>
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