The other day I was tuning an S&S 1098, or I was trying. It is one from the seventies with extreme poor bridge termination, very tight tuning pins and coils .25 or more from the plate. A real s.o.b., but the owner is a family friend. There are torque wrenches that tighten or loosen nuts. A small one, modified for our use, turns a pin a little or a lot depending upon force exerted on handle, can most extreme minute amounts on demand and exerts no lateral force to the pin. Usisng impact force will virtually eliminate longitudenal deformation and the impact will greatly reduce the need for pin setting because impact travels along the string and reduces static friction. My God what we think up while doing the most difficult work. Somebody out there take the idea and run with it. But I get the first one of the line! Newton nhunt@jagat.com
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