<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Hammer Transition</title> <style>  </style> </head> <body> Just got the Reyburn impact hammer in an effort to prolong the tuning life of my shoulders and neck.   Tuned a Yamaha studio with fairly tight pins and felt like I was back in Hammer Technique 101; that is to say, I got a nice tuning but it took a loooong time.   Questions for experienced users, please ...   1. Since one can't do the old overpull and settle routine, is an impact whack down as good as a whack up, vis-a-vis stability?   2. If a fairly large movement is made in one whack, and it just happens to hit the mark, will that be stable?   3. For relatively big moves--say 4 cents or more--do you just use the hammer like a "regular" tuning lever, to get it close?   4. In the treble, it seems like you have to play the note constantly while whackawhackawhacking in small increments. Comments?   5. Anything else that might help an experienced newbie like me???   Thanks   Alan Barnard Salem, MO </body> </html>