<div>Uh-Oh...   Thanks for letting me know.  Just found out = my host is having problems with their servers, and solution is not yet iden= tified.  Sorry for any inconvenience.  Please try again later.</d= iv> <div>Steve  </div> <div>On 8/12/05, = Andrew and Rebeca Anderson <<a href="mailto:anrebe@sbcglobal.net">= anrebe@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Steve, Your website didn't co= me up with the link. Andrew <div> At 12:44 PM 8/12/200= 5, you wrote: <blockquote cite="http://" type="cite">Andrew, you might consider the S= uperTube (<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href= ="http://www.fujanproducts.com/" target="_blank">www.fujanproducts.com<= /a>) if you have noticed the need for a stiffer hammer.  My theory is = that most people go shorter in search of stiffness. Nancy, the tubular shaft allows you many different gripping techniques.=   Seems to me if you find a technique that works for you, that is the = right one. I hope this helps -- Steve Fujan   On 8/12/05,= Andrew and Rebeca Anderson <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href= ="mailto:anrebe@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">anrebe@sbcglobal.net</a>= > wrote: <dl> <dd>I change my grip depending on what kind of pinbock situation I'm up aga= inst.  I've just started trying out the ball end Schaff sells to slide= on the end of their hammers.  It is quite helpful. I use it with a 20= degree head and a short tip.  Now I need a shorter and much stiffer h= ammer. <dd>Andrew <dd>At 10:58 AM 8/12/2005, you wrote: <blockquote cite="http://" type="cite"> <dd>Hi. <dd>  <dd>  <dd>I'm wondering how you all grip your tuning hammers.  Do you think = the grip is crucial or is more about  the technique you use to move th= e hammer?  When tuning for PTG exam, is there a particular grip  = that the examiner is looking for or if you do an acceptable tuning, is that= all that matters?  I seem to be having difficulty trying to determine= the best way to grip the hammer comfortably on certain kinds of pianos and= control the amount of movement.   Do you usually stick to the sa= me technique or do you find you have to adjust according to the type of pia= no you are tuning?   By the way, I use a Shaff compact extendable= hammer.  I do have the book "Different Strokes" which offer= s a lot of suggestions but I'm curious about what you all do and hope that = you might have some dialogue re: this.  <dd>  <dd>thanks,  nancy <dd><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="htt= p://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs" target="_blan= k">Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page </a></dd></dd></dd><= /dd> </dd></dd></dd></blockquote> </dd></dd></dd></dl></blockquote> </span= ></div></blockquote></div>