tuning hammer tip

[romanop@attglobal.net]

One more addition, I use the wrench by inserting it into the tip and
stepping on the wrench and tightening the tip (or loosening it) by turning
the lever (hammer).

Phil Romano
Myrtle Beach, SC

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: tuning hammer tip


> I should add to the last post that a tip wrench is a 4 sided device kinda
like a tuning pin head, that that fits into the hammer tip...angled like a
tuning hammer so you can put some force into tightening!  I'm sure a
friendly competitor would lend you one...
>
> David I.
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> From: Claudia Cimenti <claudia_cimenti@mail.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 12:10:31 -0700
> 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
>
>
> >-----
> >Claudia Cimenti
> >Northborough, Massachusetts
> >claudia_cimenti@mail.com
> >-----
>
>