Palm Nailers (again)

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Danair (mine is old enough that it still bears the name "Aerosmith") has long
had a special piano tuning pin tip in their catalog. The Aerosmith/Danair palm
nailer has long been a staple tool of the piano factory. They are also quite
willing to make specialty tips or modify any of their standard tips for special
purposes. They are one of the most user friendly tool makers I've encountered.
 
ddf
 


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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
erwinspiano at aol.com
Sent: April 16, 2008 10:10 AM
To: davidlovepianos at comcast.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Fwd: Palm Nailers (again)





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I don't know if I'm the right person to give an opinion on this but here goes:
The Danair palm nailer that I purchased from someone in the guild has a special
tip that makes driving tuning pins in possible - I don't believe it is readily
available anywhere else but don't know that for sure.  What I do know is that at
one time Carl Meyer loaned me his palm nailer, which I am sure you can imagine
he rigged himself, clever person that he was, and I found it too scarey to
consider using one at all.  Maybe I just didn't give it a good try....however
when I finally purchased my Danair I immediately fell in love with it....
 
It is very possible to ding a plate with one if you aren't careful....I have
found out that after doing umpteen stringing jobs with it that you kind of get
into a rhythm that enables you to discern when to stop (before dinging a plate)
- however I usually do use something to protect the surface.  I haven't
perfected this yet...mylar cut into the shape of a flat crescent wrench that can
slip around the bottom of the pin works if you can figure out how to keep it
from flying away (from the air force of the nailer) - leather in a similar shape
works if you make sure it doesn't get snagged and dragged into the pin hole (to
my horror this happened to me so I no longer use leather) - like I said I am
still working on the "perfect' protection device....now that I am writing this
it occurred to me that rubber might work...hmmmm....
 
For me....Using the palm nailer doesn't eliminate ALL the conventional hammering
completely as it would be extremely tricky to set the pin at the perfect height
with the palm nailer.  All in all, though, it saves tremendous wear and tear....
 
hope this helps  - Trix Erwin
 

 

Suffering from a nasty bout of tendonitis, I'm considering getting a palm

nailer for stringing.  I know we went over this before but I have a quick

question.  Can you just use any old nailer and do you need to do something

to protect the top of the pin from the plunger (or whatever it's called)?



David Love

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