air hammers for stringing

Diane Hofstetter dianepianotuner@hotmail.com
Fri, 20 Oct 2000 17:30:15 GMT


><<> Has anyone else tried an air
> >hammer to install new pins??? How does it work????>>
>
>I have been wondering about this since the convention, when two techs told 
>me
>this is the only way to go.
>    Are these air hammers the same thing you see advertised as "muffler
>cutters",  or air chisels?
>Wondering is this is something I want to do.
>Regards,
>Ed
>

Ed,

I have been restringing with an air hammer since 1986.   Being a woman, I 
just got too tired slinging that 3-lb. sledge that my dad taught me to use.  
The air tool makes a completely different job out of it, easier on the bod, 
faster, better torque....... Get one, you'll love it!

Diane


Diane Hofstetter
245-M Mount Hermon Rd.
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
ph  831-438-6222
fax 831-430-9741
dianepianotuner@hotmail.com

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