Palm Nailers (again)

[Fenton Murray]

Oh, I get it, I just re-read the message. I thought you pulled out a whole 
set of pins and restrung the piano because while using an impact hammer to 
tune you left some marks. GEEZ, calm down, Fenton. Diane knows what she's 
doing.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner at msn.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:30 PM
Subject: Palm Nailers (again)


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> Sorry, Fenton, I said it wrong, I should have said "I recently strung a 
> Chickering grand".  I stopped as soon as my tip nicked about four pins, 
> and did the rest of the job with the sledge.  It was still pure torture, 
> I've been stringing with an impact hammer for so long that 1. it's SO MUCH 
> easier, 2.  it's fun, watching the pin jiggle its way down...etc.
> Dian3
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> Palm Nailers (again)
> Fenton Murray fmurray at cruzio.com <
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> 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" >
> To: >
> 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.
>>
>> Diane Hofstetter
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> Diane Hofstetter
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