<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=718250918-16042008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Danair (mine is old enough that it still bears the name "Aerosmith") has long had a special piano tuning pin tip in their catalog. The Aerosmith/Danair palm nailer has long been a staple tool of the piano factory. They are also quite willing to make specialty tips or modify any of their standard tips for special purposes. They are one of the most user friendly tool makers I've encountered.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=718250918-16042008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=718250918-16042008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>ddf</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=718250918-16042008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>erwinspiano@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> April 16, 2008 10:10 AM<BR><B>To:</B> davidlovepianos@comcast.net; pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Fwd: Palm Nailers (again)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV><BR><BR><BR>-----<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_86737d8e-c9ec-4317-acd6-6a6b8c1d6c7c><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I don't know if I'm the right person to give an opinion on this but here goes:  The Danair palm nailer that I purchased from someone in the guild has a special tip that makes driving tuning pins in possible - I don't believe it is readily available anywhere else but don't know that for sure.  What I do know is that at one time Carl Meyer loaned me his palm nailer, which I am sure you can imagine he rigged himself, clever person that he was, and I found it too scarey to consider using one at all.  Maybe I just didn't give it a good try....however when I finally purchased my Danair I immediately fell in love with it....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It is very possible to ding a plate with one if you aren't careful....I have found out that after doing umpteen stringing jobs with it that you kind of get into a rhythm that enables you to discern when to stop (before dinging a plate) - however I usually do use something to protect the surface.  I haven't perfected this yet...mylar cut into the shape of a flat crescent wrench that can slip around the bottom of the pin works if you can figure out how to keep it from flying away (from the air force of the nailer) - leather in a similar shape works if you make sure it doesn't get snagged and dragged into the pin hole (to my horror this happened to me so I no longer use leather) - like I said I am still working on the "perfect' protection device....now that I am writing this it occurred to me that rubber might work...hmmmm....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For me....Using the palm nailer doesn't eliminate ALL the conventional hammering completely as it would be extremely tricky to set the pin at the perfect height with the palm nailer.  All in all, though, it saves tremendous wear and tear....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>hope this helps  - Trix Erwin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_0_0b500b16-bb15-45d8-b9aa-adcce891a8cc style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Suffering from a nasty bout of tendonitis, I'm considering getting a palm nailer for stringing. I know we went over this before but I have a quick question. Can you just use any old nailer and do you need to do something to protect the top of the pin from the plunger (or whatever it's called)? David Love <A title=mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</A> <A title=http://www.davidlovepianos.com/ href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com/" target=_blank>www.davidlovepianos.com</A> </TT></PRE></DIV> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CA6CB84F70520B-114-2140><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Get the <A title=http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003 href="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" target=_blank>MapQuest Toolbar</A>, Maps, Traffic, Directions & More!</FONT> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> It's Tax Time! 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