tuning hammer questions

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

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I change my grip depending on what kind of pinbock situation I'm up 
against.  I've just started trying out the ball end Schaff sells to 
slide on the end of their hammers.  It is quite helpful. I use it 
with a 20 degree head and a short tip.  Now I need a shorter and much 
stiffer hammer.

Andrew
At 10:58 AM 8/12/2005, you wrote:

>Hi.
>
>
>I'm wondering how you all grip your tuning hammers.  Do you think 
>the grip is crucial or is more about  the technique you use to move 
>the hammer?  When tuning for PTG exam, is there a particular 
>grip  that the examiner is looking for or if you do an acceptable 
>tuning, is that all that matters?  I seem to be having difficulty 
>trying to determine the best way to grip the hammer comfortably on 
>certain kinds of pianos and control the amount of movement.   Do you 
>usually stick to the same technique or do you find you have to 
>adjust according to the type of piano you are tuning?   By the way, 
>I use a Shaff compact extendable hammer.  I do have the book 
>"Different Strokes" which offers a lot of suggestions but I'm 
>curious about what you all do and hope that you might have some 
>dialogue re: this.
>
>thanks,  nancy
>
>
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