<!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 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Joe - You don't need to re-set an = impact lever on a pin for any reason. You simply put it on the pin in a favorable = position much like you do with a traditional lever. If you find yourself removing = and re-setting the impact lever on tuning pins, I would suggest that you = simply haven't figured out where to position it in the first place!  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is your "knob hammer"? I presume = this is some type of tuning LEVER? Is it some type of impact lever or a traditional = lever? Assuming it is some type of traditional lever, please be aware that no = one that I know of is trying to argue that an impact lever is "better" than a = traditional lever. There are advantages and disadvantages to each and some will = always prefer one over the other. Both can be used, with training, to produce a = well-tuned, stable piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The one thing that I do say is that if = you have been using a traditional lever and have arm and/or shoulder pain related = to tight-pinned pianos, an impact lever can offer you relief from the pain = and let your body heal.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW: Where on earth did the term tuning = <EM>hammer</EM> ever come from? These levers that we all use to tune = pianos with look a lot more to me like tuning LEVERS!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</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"> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That is exactly why I quit using the = impact tool. It was so slow in that one needed to re-set the hammer on the pin to = get the impact at the correct spot for fine adjustments. With my knob hammer = it is only necessary to loosen the grip on the pin a tad to get more movement.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Usually one just bumps the knob to = relax the pin If you have not raised the pitch too far. And if too far a click down = and right back up.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wierd but it seems that once the pin = has been moved up a click and down a click, one can make smaller clicks of the = pin back up again.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Clue me in on = impact hammers.  I used one on trial and was frustrated, finding it = difficult to make fine back-and-forth movements in the pins.  Moving in = one direction was fine, but to go back the other way I had to first take = up the slack in the head to reverse direction.  Am I to understand = that one doesn't make tiny, slow pull changes but instead uses the impact = feature exclusively?  Otherwise it seemed that the wide movement of the = handle was cumbersome and difficult to overcome.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike Kurta</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>