---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Steve, Your website didn't come up with the link. Andrew At 12:44 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote: >Andrew, you might consider the SuperTube >(<http://www.fujanproducts.com/>www.fujanproducts.com) if you have >noticed the need for a stiffer hammer. My theory is that most >people go shorter in search of stiffness. >Nancy, the tubular shaft allows you many different gripping >techniques. Seems to me if you find a technique that works for you, >that is the right one. >I hope this helps -- Steve Fujan > > >On 8/12/05, Andrew and Rebeca Anderson ><<mailto:anrebe@sbcglobal.net>anrebe@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >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 >> >> >><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs>Start >>your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b0/d4/97/a4/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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