[CAUT] Grand Hammer Extractor

Fred Sturm fssturm@unm.edu
Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:27:43 -0700


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On 2/24/05 6:22 PM, "Jeff Olson" <jlolson@cal.net> wrote:

> I didn't think much of the tool.  Not so much the design, but the fact th=
at
> mine at least was made of aluminum (or some soft metal), and the gears si=
mply
> wore away.  If it had been constructed of steel, particularly tool-grade
> steel, I'd still have it.

Hmm. Mine is steel, but it=B9s pretty old. Maybe APSCO changed materials
later. I found it, like most APSCO tools, to lack finish: needed some filin=
g
here or there to make it work right. The gear cogs were rather rough when I
first got it. And I=B9d like a couple changes to geometry to allow for a wide=
r
range of upright shank lengths. I made two or three add-ons for spinets and
what-not. And frankly I like it better for uprights than for grands, but
it=B9s faster and more efficient than the screw type for both upright and
grand. Saves no end of time popping those loose heads.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico


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