<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll== yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> John...Hate to burst your bubble..but if you are, or, planning= to be a professional piano tuner you will need more than one tuning hamm= er.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have a heavy Watanabe with five tip sizes for new pianos, and pian= os with VERY tight pins. A homemade hammer with four inter changeable Fle= tcher & Newman tips for the "ever day" tuning. A smaller light Fletch= er & Newman with a #2 tip for old Under and Overdamper German pianos = that don't need a heavy Hammer, and a Hammer especially for Australi= an Beales with a square insert. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But, I'm still wondering how the impact hammer doesn't play hel= l with your tennis elbow. After tuning a 1865 Broadwood with oblong pins = using a heavy old T hammer last month (actually used by the old tune= rs as a tuning hammer and a hammer for knocking in pins") my el= bow developed that dreaded Tennis elbow symptom which took weeks to go aw= ay... sheeesh!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I suppose the bottom line is to buy one with interchangeable tips. <= /DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens ARPT</DIV> <DIV>South Australia   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 09/14/05 05:= 18:57</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> New Tunin= g Hammer</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE= : 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Alright guys/gals—time to shamelessly plug = your personal favorite!! <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I= ’m already tired of the toy I have, and am getting seriously concerned = that it will impede my progress. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> = </SPAN>So, it’s time to buy a real tuning hammer (that took about two m= onths!).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><SPAN class=Gra= mE>One that will last at least about thirty years.</SPAN> <SPAN style="= mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’m sure it’s been discussed to death= in the archives, but I’m really scared of the number of returns I’ll= get!! <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Let the opinions fl= y!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Don’t be shy (no-one = seems to be here, anyway <G>.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE= : 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">John<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>