Les, Thank you for your inquiry about hammer techniques. I'm afraid I cannot take a lot of credit for technique ideas. I have been talking to a lot of tuners about the subject and thinking and experimenting on my own. I have put all that I have learned into a book, entitled DIFFERENT STROKES, about 120 pages. The first part of the book is a series of articles on basic elements to understand when tackling the process of setting tuning pins and strings to achieve stability. The middle section contains more than Twenty Techniques, some of them my own suggestions and some from other tuners, including Steve Fairchild, Paul Brown, Daniel Bowman, Ron Giesbrecht and Randy Potter. The final section of the book contains some miscellaneous helps for tuning but the jewel of the section is a series of articles by Daniel Bowman, reprinted from the Journal, entitled THE MARSHMALLOW ZONE. I can guarantee that any tuner who reads this book will learn some tips which will help him with the huge problem of setting pins and strings in a stable manner. The book costs $13.95 plus $3.50 for shipping. Canadian technicians have to add the GST tax of 7 percent. If you wish to order a copy, please send a cheque for the above amount to: Ken Burton 3715 7 Ave NW Calgary, AB T2N 4J1 Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta
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