<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2713.1100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am a fairly new tuner and started = almost immediately with an impact hammer for uprights.  I have two = questions regarding the use of impact hammers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1.  Do any of you use the impact = hammer like a traditional hammer?  That is, do you bring the note a few cents = sharp and then back it down to pitch while rendering the string?  I have = heard some people say that this is unnecessary with an impact hammer because no = twist is in the pin after impact.  You can just bring the note up to pitch (or = down to pitch) with no overshoot.  Any thoughts?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2.  I'm thinking of purchasing the = impact grand hammer from Mother Goose Tools.  As it's not cheap, does = anyone use this impact hammer for grands and if so, what do you think?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Corte Swearingen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chicago</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>