[CAUT] RE : huge pitch raise question

[Andrew Anderson]

Well, I did a pitch correction and re-timed all the dampers on a S&S 
D yesterday in 3.5 hours.  I don't think my little tip is slowing me 
down.  Typically I do a pitch correction tuning on a D in just under 
two hours.  I found that the larger tips I was using gripped the pins 
closer to the top and I did have trouble occasionally hitting the 
coil with the tip.  The smaller tip grips the pins down low.  You 
also don't get so much play, which might change the jerking style a 
little but instead of deforming the pin head you are transmitting 
that force to the pin fit directly.  I do swing the hammer in little 
jerks the direction I want the pin to go too.  I find I can feel what 
is going on in the pin better with the small tip.

Worth a try but, by all means: "Different strokes for different people."

Andrew Anderson