<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill, I am certainly not an authority on this or any subject, but here is my experience.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also use the Harbour Freight palm nailer on my occasional restringing job.  Tip is unmodified, and the key is to set the compressor pressure fairly low, say 30-50 psi, and STOP before driving the pins too far.  DAMHIK.    Also, important to lever the pins back against the string tension when starting the nailer, and align the pin with the hole axis, so as to not dig out the top of the hole in the pinblock.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am sure you will get better info from others who are more than occasional restringers, but this has worked well for me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SW FL</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pnotuner@rochester.rr.com href="mailto:pnotuner@rochester.rr.com">Bill Costanzo</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 05, 2006 2:45 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Palm Nailer</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am going to attempt my first stringing job with a palm nailer (done many the traditional 2 lb hammer way) and need an explanation of how to modify the tip to get the proper pin height.  Someone touched on this at one of the rebuilding classes in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Rochester</st1:City></st1:place>, but I wasn’t at all clear about it.  Pictures would be nice, and any other info on procedure and things to watch out for would also be greatly appreciated. The piano is a small <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> grand, model E, and the palm nailer is a cheapy from Harbor Freight, but seems to work alright.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bill Costanzo</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/409 - Release Date: 8/4/2006<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>