In a message dated 98-04-10 00:26:45 EDT, you write: << Dear list, O.K. I'll admit to souding kind of nieve but "Why is it called a tuning hammer'? :>) Isn't it really more like a wrench or a socket? History buffs? Greg Newell >> Greg: First of all, as a former educator, I would like to point out that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Only stupid answers to questions that don't make sense. In your case, because you don't know the answer to a question, the question you asked is not stupid. In fact, I would like to know the answer also. For what it's worth, I use my "tuning hammer" to pound in a pin once in while, or to give the irritating dog a knock on the nogging. I guess that qualifies it as a hammer. But what are some of the other reasons for calling it a "hammer". Willem Blees
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