Impact hammers.

[Graeme Harvey]

Thanks for your info Tom, I've emailed Mitch for further details.

Cheers

Graeme Harvey
New Plymouth
New Zealand

 
> Mitch Kiel (mitchkiel@olywa.net) has written more than once about the
> Mehaffey impact hammer he uses. Either check the archives
> (http://www.ptg.org/archive/pianotech.php/) or post him directly if you
> don't find what you're looking for. I don't remember if he wrote his
> posts on this or the cybertuner list.
> 
> I personally don't use one since I'm not experiencing the back problems
> that have caused others to relearn their tuning hammer technique with
> this very different tool. I used to have neck and back pain because I
> was hunching my shoulder when I raised my arm to tune. A friend of mine,
> a dancer and yoga teacher, showed me how to drop my shoulder (keep it
> low) when in this position. It is also important to not get into a rigid
> position but to work with a more fluid posture and take a break every so
> often.
> 
> Taking a cue from the impact hammer, though, I use this nerfing
> technique with the regular wrench. For me, the rhythm of short bursts is
> less stressful than bracing for a smooth pull. 
> 
> Tom
> 
> -- 
> Thomas A. Cole, RPT
> Santa Cruz, CA
> mailto:tcole@cruzio.com
> 
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