Impact hammer for restringing

[Lance Lafargue]

There must be some misunderstanding....  I may not be using the right term
here.  I mean a tool to drive the tuning pins into the block.  In using the
Scortino tool as I did on this last job, I drove dozens of pins in at a
time.  Is there an air driven (or electric) tool used to hammer pins in. 
Would this possibly mess up tuning pin holes?  It seems that I've heard of
some power tool being used.
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: hbj@cableinet.co.uk
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Cc: lafargue@iAmerica.net
> Subject: Re: Impact hammer for restringing
> Date: Wednesday, August 20, 1997 1:06 PM
> 
> Hi, I'd have thought it'd be difficult, since you are probably going to
> have the piano on its back on a truck, or a grand which has the same
> situation.
> In these situations, the impact lever doesn't work quite the same way.
> However, for massive pitch raising, or tuning up from dead, I could see
> it being a God send. I used to use one in a shop where I was doing
> typically half, and whole tone raises.
> Hope this helps
> regards
> 
> On 1997-08-20 pianotech@ptg.org said:
>    >Sender: owner-pianotech@ptg.org
>    >Precedence: bulk
>    >Can anyone tell about using an impact hammer for restringing?? I've
>    >never used one.  My arm was getting tired on this job (getting
>    >old?). I don't want to scratch my (what I consider) beautiful gild
>    >job. Lance Lafargue, RPT
>    >New Orleans Chapter
>    >Covington, LA.
>    >lafargue@iamerica.net
> 
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