Friends, I'm sure many of you can give me the help I need. I have been asked to give some tips about using the "impact" tuning lever. (I presume the Wonderwand is what is being asked about.) However, I never got along very well with this kind of lever and, hence, never discovered the secret tricks to using one. I was left with the impression that they are not meant for fine tuning but I'm sure this is not a proper evaluation. Please share your tips on how to do fine tuning with an impact hammer, so that I can pass this information along to the tuner who asked me. Thank you for sharing your experience. Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta kwburton@cadvision.com -----Original Message----- From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 6:00 PM Subject: Re: Dampp-Chasers, was MAJOR peeve > >> >>Although I agree that stats should be part of a system in homes that >>have a heating system, I hope that requiring a humidifier is not on the >>horizon. >> >>I rarely install humdifiers because MOST of the 'complete' systems I >>installed back in the late seventies were not maintained. Even after >>the light was added, people just didn't want to be bothered watering >>their pianos. Then there's the question of who is going to be >>responsible for replacing liners and pads on every visit. This has the >>effect of raising your tuning fee and is hardly a selling point unless >>the piano players are very particular about pitch stability. >> >>Why not encourage the use of bars and a stat to reduce the humidity >>range the piano is exposed to throughout the year? It isn't as >>effective as the 'complete' system, but it is maintainance-free. >> >>Carl Root, RPT >> > >I agree one hundred percent on all points. > > "First, do no harm" - Hippocrates - > > > > Ron > >
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