To move a tight pin a small amount, I prefer a heavy hammer. I use the Hale speed hammer that weighs over 2 pounds and is very economical if you want to give it a try. Or as a test you can wrap a 1 pound roll of solder around a conventional hammer to see if you like the heft. Yes it is heavier to move from pin to pin, but since I use a jerking style, there is less strain when moving the pin. I don't see an advantage of using a stiffer hammer when using a jerking style. On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:30 PM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > Lots of potential answers on this one. But we need more info. What hammer > and technique do you use? How much flagpoling on this piano (which one is > it?)? Etc. > I have a Fujan and like it very much. > > -- > JF > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>wrote: > > What is a good technique, or a better hammer to use on pins with 100+ >> lbs of torque??? > > -- Regards, Jeff Deutschle Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me privately. Thank You. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090101/45520284/attachment-0001.html>
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