Taming the 1098

[Z! Reinhardt]

I might add here that for it to work best, the head must be able to move
freely.  It's a lot more difficult to control as well as the actual impact
being greatly reduced if there is any excess friction in there.  I keep
mine lubed with ... oh what's that stuff ... similar to the grease used by
brass players on their tuning slides.  It doesn't drip like oil ...
Pianotek carries the stuff because it is great for trapwork ... (I'll have
to go out to the car and have a look at the container) ... ... ...

Z! Reinhardt RPT
Ann Arbor  MI
diskladame@provide.net

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> From: Norm Barrett <barre46@ibm.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Taming the 1098
> Date: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 2:11 AM
> 
> Hi Susan,
> 
> The secret of using the impact hammer is like many other tools, let the
hammer
> do the work. If you have the Mahafey hammer, place the tip all the way on
the
> tuning pin and holding the tip loosely swing the weighted handle with
your thumb
> and allow it to bump. This does take some practice but you can learn to
move the
> tuning pin in extremely tiny increments. Personally,  I feel that if the
pins
> are quite loose or very tight, the impact hammer is very difficult to
control
> but in most normal tuning it is most exacting.
> 
> Norm Barrett
> 
> Susan Kline wrote:
> 
> >  I got an impact hammer recently, but I hadn't learned to use it.
> > Hints? (from anyone?)
> >
> > Susan
> >
> >
> 
> 
>