Barrie, Just two questions: can't you find a way to raise the height of the upright so it's more comfortable too? Do your neighbors like the sound of the sledge at 7:00am :-) Diane >From: Barrie Heaton <Piano@forte.airtime.co.uk> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: pianotech@ptg.org >Subject: Re: Air hammers for Pin torque >Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:54:43 +0100 > >Hi Diane, > >I am Please some one reads the history page - > > > I think a lot also depends on the height, I find grands more comfortable >to restring the uprights because the level of pins is at a more comfortable >level for me. > >The only down side is the noise level with any air tools, next door would >love me if i used one at 7 am :-) > >Barrie, > > >In article <LAW-F99GKxhBK6Qajbt000091f3@hotmail.com>, Diane Hofstetter ><dianepianotuner@hotmail.com> writes >>Hi Barrie, >> >>I like your history website! You've sure done a lot of work on it. >> >>I believe that a primary cause of the better and more consistent torque is >>from it being hit by many small blows rather than a few heavy ones. True, >>the pin does go in straighter all the way. Also the number of blows is >>probably more consistent. The hammer hits at regular intervals and the >>distance each pin has to go down is the same. I notice that when I string >>with a sledge, I tend to use differing numbers of hits with the hammer, >>depending on how tired I am! >> >>(A lot less tired with an air hammer!) >>Diane >> >> >>>From: Barrie Heaton <Piano@forte.airtime.co.uk> >>>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >>>To: pianotech@ptg.org >>>Subject: Re: Air hammers for Pin torque >>>Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 19:54:52 +0100 >>> >>>In article <002601c03bda$5aaa6680$bd3c070c@delsmachine>, Delwin D >>Fandrich >>><pianobuilders@olynet.com> writes >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner@hotmail.com> >>>>To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >>>>Sent: October 21, 2000 12:10 PM >>>>Subject: Re:Air hammers for Pin torque >>>> >>>> >>>>>Around the time I started stringing with an air hammer, I mentioned it >>>>>at >>>>a >>>>>PTG meeting. After the meeting, Laroy Edwards came over and told me >>that >>>>at >>>>>the Yamaha factory they had discovered they got better and more >>>>>consistent >>>>>pin torque with an air hammer. >>>>>Diane >>>>> >>>>----------------- >>>> >>>>This has been our experience as well. >>>> >>>>Del >>>> >>>> >>> >>>Could it be because there is no side impact to the pin, as you get with >>>the arching effect with a normal hammer - so the pin or punch is not >>>hit >>>square each time. >>> >>>Barrie, >>>-- >>>Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ >>>AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © >>>http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ >>>The U.K. Piano Page © >>>http://www.uk-piano.org/ >>> Home to the UK Piano Industry >> >>______________________________________________________________ >>__ >>_________ >>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. >> >>Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >>http://profiles.msn.com. >> >> > >-- >Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ >AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ >The U.K. Piano Page © >http://www.uk-piano.org/ > Home to the UK Piano Industry _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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