restring a grand

Avery Todd avery1@houston.rr.com
Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:17:25 -0500


Plus, there are a lot of other things one needs to consider besides an air 
hammer!
Mic the strings, bridge pins, tuning pin length, etc., etc.

Avery

At 09:30 AM 4/29/05, you 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
>
>
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