Thanks David! Aart On Apr 29, 2005, at 11:48 AM, David Vanderhoofven wrote: > Hi Aart, > > I am fine and will send you a private email with details. > > An air hammer is a pneumatic hammer. It is air powered, and is > connected to your air compressor and air hose. > http://www.danairinc.com/palmnailer.html > > If you are restringing a piano without replacing the tuning pins, I > would back the tuning pins out 1-1/2 complete turns, remove the old > wires, and install new strings. Make the coils for the new strings > using the Sciortino Hand Held Coil Maker (Schaff Piano Supply catalog, > page 62, item #273). Once you have made the coils using the Sciortino > tool and a dummy tuning pin, transfer the new coil to the tuning pin > that is in the piano, tighten the coil, level the strings, squeeze the > becket, seat the string at the bearing points and tune to pitch. > There is no need to put a bunch of turns on the tuning pin if it is > not necessary. > > My preference would be to replace the tuning pins at the same time as > restringing because the tuning pins are usually loose. But if the > tuning pins are still reasonably tight, you can restring using the > original tuning pins. > > If you are replacing the pinblock, or doing soundboard refinishing or > repair, repairing or replacing bridges, or removing/rebronzing the > plate, that is another barrel of monkeys for another series of emails! > > Sincerely, > David Vanderhoofven > Joplin, MO > > At 10:05 AM 4/29/2005, you wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> How are you? >> Could you please enlighten me? what is an Air Hammer? >> Also, are the pins removed and replaced for a restringing or just >> backed out three turns? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Aart Markenstein >> Aart in America Piano Service >> Hoboken, NJ >> >> On Apr 29, 2005, at 10:30 AM, David Vanderhoofven wrote: >> >>> Hi Terry, >>> >>> I have used an air hammer on the past 3 or 4 jobs! Works great! >>> However, the last two jobs ended up not as good as if I had used a >>> sledge hammer and tuning pin punch. The end result was loose tuning >>> pins in a new block, and I think that the loose tuning pins were the >>> result of the air hammer. It is very easy to put a tuning pin in at >>> an angle and damage the interior of the hole in the pinblock. >>> >>> Be careful to put the tuning pin in the hole at the correct angle, >>> or beware of the possibility of loose tuning pins later. >>> >>> David Vanderhoofven >>> Joplin, MO >>> >>> At 06:54 AM 4/29/2005, you wrote: >>>> Air hammer. http://www.danairinc.com/palmnailer.html Only way >>>> to go. >>>> >>>> Terry Farrell >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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