Palm Nailers (again)

[Fenton Murray]

Maybe I miss understood, Diane. Impact hammer, as in tuning, or driving?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fenton Murray" <fmurray at cruzio.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: Palm Nailers (again)


> Diane!! No way!!! You didn't owe anyone a restring, IMO. The pins are not 
> just some aesthetic detail on a piano, they are a structural component 
> that takes more that a bit of abuse in their lifetime.
> Fenton
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner at msn.com>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:07 AM
> Subject: Palm Nailers (again)
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>>>Palm Nailers (again)
>>>Delwin D Fandrich fandrich at pianobuilders.com|
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>>>I have a shelf full of jigs and fixtures I've made over the years. Many 
>>>of them
>>>I have no idea what I made them to do.
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>>>Del
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>> Embarrased to say I have several boxes of my jigs, lovingly packed for 
>> the move to Portland, still in their boxes four years later... Maybe some 
>> convention some day should include an exhibit room dedicated to all our 
>> home made jigs (used and unused).
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>> However, I recently restrung a Chickering grand for a friend. He had 
>> bought some German tuning pins with a real pretty blued coating. 
>> Unfortunately, my impact hammer tip did nick them some, so I had to 
>> restring the whole piano with a two=pound sledge again.  First time in 
>> YEARS.  It was pure torture! And took MUCH longer.
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>> Diane Hofstetter
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