Tuning Hammers.....How Many?

[J. R. White]

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More than twenty years ago, I decided to use an impact hammer =
exclusively
for three days, to see if I could get used to it.  I=92ve used it ever =
since.
Mine came from Schaff, and has a weight that can be adjusted to any of
several positions along the shaft.  I use my impact hammer to tune all
verticals from spinets to full-size uprights.  Tuning doesn=92t get any
easier; I love it.

Ross White

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of Farrell
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 2:58 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Tuning Hammers.....How Many?

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My impact lever is a Mahaffey (sp?) -type. I forget whether I got it =
from
Schaff or Pianotek - I think Schaff - it is not in the catalog, you have =
to
ask for it. It is the type of lever originally recommended (several =
years
ago) by Mitch Keil (sp?) of Reyburn Cybertuner. Mitch gave a class at a
convention (several years ago) on how to modify that lever for improved
performance. I modified mine a little bit by adding felt padding and
covering the whole thing with rubber tape (I can't find his handout from =
the
class).=20

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I see now that Reyburn offers custom impact levers. I have not used =
these,
but can only assume that they are the cat's meow in the impact lever =
world.
Mitch uses an impact lever exclusively for all his tuning. I only use =
mine
for pitch raises on tight-pinned uprights. I see that Reyburn advertises
that his levers have less of a weight on the end and that most levers =
are
too heavily weighted. I have no doubt that is true - likely the reason I
find it difficult to use my lever on many uprights and especially for =
fine
tuning - exactly what he says the trouble is with most impact levers.
However, I suspect my heavily weighted lever is exactly what you might =
want
for pitch-raising tight-pinned uprights.

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I've been tempted for a while now to order one of his levers. I see also
that he offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. Might be a good way to go.
Give Mitch a call - no doubt he will be able to make your head spin with
impact lever talk!

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http://www.reyburn.com/cyberhammer.html

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Terry Farrell

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From: David Ilvedson <mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net> =20

OK, speaking of impact wrenches...a couple of days ago I was tuning a =
lot of
uprights at Stanford and I began fiddling around with my new Faulk =
hammer,
using like an impact tuning wrench.   Of course very little throw but I =
was
able to get a feel for what an impact wrench might be like...SO, I'm =
going
to get one.   Let me have it with why your impact tuning hammer is the =
best.
I definitely want a very small throw (I mean movement from side to the
other) or adjustable if possible. =20


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