I like 10 degrees, though they are hard to find. APSCO used to make them and you can find them at Schaff still in the old APSCO stock. It offers good clearance with a shorter tip through the scale and still gives that good semi-perpendicular feel. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Porritt, David Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:12 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: RE: [CAUT] Tuning Hammers Jim: I agree with you on the 5-degree angle. I use a moderate head and 5-degree for everything by the high treble where I go to a 5" head at 5-degrees. Even though the head is long, you are still turning it rather than bending it because the handle is almost perpendicular to the pin. I've used that for 32 years so I've pretty much gotten used to it! :-) dp David M. Porritt dporritt@smu.edu
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