Impact Hammer

[Farrell]

IMHO, I am like Les in that I don't do fine tuning with my impact lever - I 
only use it for pitch raises on verticals with tight tuning pins. However, I 
think that is because I have a traditional impact lever from Schaff (or 
wherever). It has way too much weight for fine tuning.

I spent a bit of time trying Dean Reyburn's impact lever in Rochester. Major 
difference. I can easily see how one can fine tune with his levers. One of 
these days I will buy one of Dean's levers. IMHO, it is what one needs to 
fine tune with an impact lever.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
> Not long at all.  The same way I do with the traditional hammer.  Test 
> blows, visual and aural checks, and  graphs of my previous tunings before 
> I tune them again the next time.
>
> Actually, on uprights I feel more secure about the pin positions when 
> using the impact hammer because I have tuned uprights so long with an 
> impact that my stationary hammer technique is not as good and I fear 
> bending the pin.
>
>
>
> Diane Hofstetter
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> Diane- off post, since it might get long, please tell me how you got to 
> the
> point you trusted the placement of the pins with the impact. I've used 
> mine
> for first passes, but never trusted myself with second passes.........
> les