I know Mitch Keil (sp?), who works with Dean Reyburn of RCT, uses an impact hammer exclusively. I trust he also has his computer with him? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Musial" <musepiano@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 11:54 AM Subject: Re: Impact Hammer > Hello > > Last year I injured my back and could not tune more than two > pianos before having to quit for the day. I purchased a > Renner/Bowman impact hammer to alleviate the stress on my > back. It allowed me to get back to my usual number per day. > I found that on some pianos it was amazing how accurately I > could set a string in the tenor section. Once I got into the > treble section around the upper 5th octave I simply could > not get the notes exactly where I wanted them without > resorting to flexing the pin. BTW, I had a second, > lighter hammer weight which I switched to when it seemed > more suited to the piano. > > Basically, during that period of recuperation I used the > impact hammer for the first pass/pitch raise and tuning the > tenor section, then I would switch to an extension hammer to > do the rest. I did this till my back got better (complete > recovery!) > > I have since started using the CyberTuner. I am VERY wary of > tuning with an impact hammer while my computer is sitting > on the piano. I feel the shock of each hammer movement could > be detrimental to the health of my hard drive. There are > still instances when I would like to use the impact hammer > but decide against it for fear of damaging my precious > laptop. > > I am keeping my impact hammer however in case I ever injure > my back again. I would use it in conjunction with my SATIII. > :) > > Michael Musial RPT > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >
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