On Jan 24, 2006, at 8:27 PM, Barbara Richmond wrote: > > Hmm, does it matter which poison one uses as long as the piano > stays in > tune? > > Have I actually been ruining the tuning pins on pianos for the last > 20 or so > years using a Hale, extension hammer (extended), short tip, short > 15 degree > head? (My first few years with a Schaff that got stolen.) > > Does hammer technique make any difference? My point, my question exactly. My light titanium tuning with an extra short 20 degree head tunes like a dream. My dream, not someone else's dream. Some say the 20 degree head is wrong, so I have chosen my poison which seems to work for me, but bothers others. Kent
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