At 11:23 AM -0700 7/1/02, Joseph Garrett wrote: >All, >There has been much talk, lately, about the virtues of good tuning hammers. >Also, some about an extra long tuning hammer for tuning Square Grands. If'n >ya think about it, the extra long tuning lever, to be used on Square Grands, >is not the way to go. The longer the lever the greater the mechanical >leverage AND the lesser is the accuracy! >I use a standard tuning lever, (Hale), for tuning Square Grands with the >appropriate tip/head combination. When I tune Square Grands that have the >olde "oval" tuning pins, I use my 1900 Hale hammer with a double head. Joe et al, I happen to prefer using an oval tipped t-hammer. These work very well for Broadwoods, Erards, squares, anything with oval pins as long as you have the right size, and they are much more sensitive and accurate on looser tuning pins. Tough on your back though, and you do need to take the lid off or lean it against a handy wall, padding any sections that might fall open and scratch.... -- ----Dave ----------------------------- Dave Doremus RPT New Orleans algiers_piano@bellsouth.net ------------------------------
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