Hi Michael, I impact all the time--my laptop has never been the worse for wear. I did worry about the vibration from the strings. If you are concerned get a shock absorbing pad and place it under your laptop. At 11:54 AM 3/17/02, you wrote: >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 > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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