Air Hammer

[Farrell]

I don't understand all this talk of tips for the Danair Palm Nailer. I
ordered mine directly from Danair and the tip works perfect for tuning pins.
So what is this about blueprints for tips and whatnot?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Servinsky" <tompiano@gate.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: Air Hammer


> LIST,
> I just spoke with Denair technicians with regards to the Palm Nailer tip.
> They are providing a blueprint drawing of the attachment made for Baldwin
> Co. at no charge.  At one time they produced the correct head for Baldwin
> and eventually stopped producing the part.  They basically said they have
> considered producing it again, especially now that their product has
gotten
> so much attention from the rebuilders, but rather they would send out the
> drawing or maybe even publish it on Pianotech.  For those in the same
> position as I ( just bought the nailer and extremely eager to use it) be
> patient and the drawing will be made public very shortly.  They have
already
> done all the homework making the perfect head...take advantage of their R&
D
> department.
>
> PS...as a customer friendly company, Denair is tops on my list.  Their
tech
> staff is a joy to deal with.
>
> Tom Servinsky,RPT
> Pianocraft of the Treasure Coast
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeannie Grassi" <jgrassi@silverlink.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 6:50 PM
> Subject: RE: Air Hammer
>
>
> > Hi Terry,
> > What tip, or attachment did you use with your Danair Palm Nailer?  Does
it
> > come with something that will fit the tuning pins?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > jeannie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> > Of Farrell
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:48 PM
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Air Hammer
> >
> >
> > Just tried out my Danair Palm Nailer #RN-16-8 for the first time driving
> > three tuning pins into a pinblock. Holy cow cookies! That thing is
slicker
> > than you-know-what!
> >
> > Often as I drove a tuning pin by hand (with manual hammer) into a bare
> > pinblock, I could see the damage I did to the top of the hole as the pin
> > wiggled back and forth with each blow (hey, I'm a newbie!). I'm sure it
> > continued throughout the driving process. The couple pianos I have
> restrung,
> > resulted in acceptable (for me - I had low expectations), but far from
> > perfectly uniform tuning pin torque.
> >
> > The three pins I drove into a bare pinblock resulted in 160 in-lbs.
torque
> > for each one. Not 150, not 170, but all three were like exactly 160
> in-lbs.
> > of torque. I had never done that before. Oh, boy, this has made my day.
I
> > can hardly wait until after I finish restringing and start
> chipping/tuning.
> > Clearly, I am expecting fabulous results.
> >
> > Thank you Del Fandrich and Roger Jolly (and anyone else that
participated
> in
> > that thread - I know there were a few) - I recall that both of you use
an
> > air powered hammer, and one of you recommended the Danair specifically.
> Man,
> > you just drive those puppies straight down. I am just absolutely amazed
at
> > what a difference it makes! Fast, easy, and NO tuning pin wiggling.
> >
> > What do you use as a guide for tuning pin driving depth control? On my
> bare
> > test holes, I used an one-inch-thick piece of hard maple with a
5/16-inch
> > hole drilled in it. I placed the maple guide over the tuning pin hole,
> > inserted the tuning pin, and drove it with the Palm Nailer until it
would
> go
> > no further. That worked perfect - for a bare block. Now I need to figure
> out
> > what to use when I am driving the pin through the plate into the block.
> What
> > does anyone use? Something hard to physically stop the Palm Nailer from
> > going any further - or do you tape a stick or something to the thingee
> that
> > goes over the top of the tuning pin and just watch until it touches the
> > plate or whatever?
> >
> > Can we adapt this thing for bridge pins - or just way too much
horsepower?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> > Piano Tuning & Service
> > Tampa, Florida
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
> >
>