I bought an impact hammer from Schaff, dropped a 3/8" shield about 5" long around the handle, filled the space with epoxy, then added a tennis racket handle tape and think I've got a marvelous impact tool. les bartlett _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of pianotuna55 at comcast.net Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 8:36 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Impact tuning hammers Hi Tom: Years ago, I bought a Keys hammer from Schaff and thought it would be great because of the adjustable weight but the overall weight was too heavy and really tired my entire arm. After one piano I was gone! Also the shaft is too small and needs padding as Bill mentioned. Well, I put mine back in a tool box and there it sat for years until a friend of in our chapter showed me his Reyburn hammer and said use it until next meeting and let me know what you think. The hammer is lighter than any of the other hammers, the shaft is padded with rubber golf grip and the weight is fixed. After one pitch raise I was sold! It works. They are a little pricey but a great tool no matter how tight the pins. The weight doesn't need to be adjusted. The trick was to lighten the entire hammer. It may/may not be for you. Good luck looking........ Howard Jackson -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Thos Carpenter" <cathomas1003 at qwest.net> Dear List, I am looking at impact tuning hammers. The only ones I`ve found so far are 2 that Schaff offers and the ones available from Reyburn. I am intrigued by the Keyes lever (Schaff) because it has an adjustable weight to control the effect based on tuning pin torque. Are there any more available an/or comments? thanks, Tom Carpenter No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.21/1012 - Release Date: 09/16/2007 6:32 PM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070917/0663baa8/attachment.html
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