Impact Hammer

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Terry,


At 23:13 11/2/2006, you wrote:
>I use an impact lever (I hate that term: hammer - where does that come from?)


'Tis a vestigial term.

Check out the latest (Nov'06) PTJ p.12ff, for the Q&A 
roundtable.  The T-handle shown (photo 3) has what looks like a brass 
end cap. That would be used, in the manner of a hammer, to tap in 
loose tapered (It doesn't look like anyone mentioned that "oblong 
style" are tapered.) tuning pins like that shown in photos 
#1&2.  Hence the name.







Conrad Hoffsommer

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