<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-885= 9-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <P><BR>I do tap the pitch down before coming up during a pitch raise an= d that probably helps.  I'd be interested hearing from others= who use the impact hammer and if they have noticed the same thing.&nbs= p;  Always looking new tools...although I'd hate to have to carry&= nbsp;2 tuning hammers with me.</P> <P>David I.</P> <P><BR><BR> </P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Joe Garrett" <JOEGARRETT@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>T= o: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 9/12/2005 9:12:15 AM<BR>S= ubject: Re: Pitch Raising<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>One thing that will help = curb string breakage, IMO, is the use of an Impact Tuning Hammer. It's = SOP for me. Of course, this applies to Uprights only. I tried same on a= Grand once.....Yikes! Not a happy experience.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool P= olice<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>