tuning hammer tip

[Tom Driscoll]

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From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Claudia Cimenti
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:11 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: tuning hammer tip

Hi all,

I had been looking at purchasing a nice tuning hammer for a while, and
my 
beloved husband said on my birthday I should go ahead and get one. 
Excitedly, I got the Schaff 21C that comes with a #3 tip, and got the #2

tip while I was at it.

The tips screw into the hammer head. But, blast, they come unscrewed
when I 
try to tune the piano.

What am I doing wrong???

Getting a one-piece head and tip would of course work, but I want to
know 
how to get this to work. I fully assume user error and not tool error
here.

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Desperately,
/Claudia


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Claudia Cimenti
Northborough, Massachusetts
claudia_cimenti@mail.com
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Claudia, You need a tip wrench.  I have an extra one. See you soon. Tom
Driscoll