On 9/10/09, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote: > Conrad said: "The double headed tip has the oval orientations at 90?, so > it's much > easier to find a handle direction which doesn't conflict with the lid, > just flip it over... ;-}" > > Conrad, > You are correct about the double headed tuning hammer tip. However, they are > no longer being manufactured. (Showed one to a machinist and he broke out in > a cold sweat. Didn't have a clue how the darned thing was made!!!) Also, > ALWAYS remove the lid and the damper upstop rail, of a square grand, before > tuning. If you know how to do the lid, it's easy.<G> (no, I'm not going to > tell y'all everything.<G> figger it out.<G>) > Joe > I know how to do a lid, Joe, just lazy... ;-} My tip came without a handle, so I sacrificed my old original Grover tuning-hammer-shaped-object and had a machinist match the thread of the head. -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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