Impact Hammer

[Michael Musial]

Hello

Last year I injured my back and could not tune more than two
pianos before having to quit for the day. I purchased  a
Renner/Bowman impact hammer to alleviate the stress on my
back. It allowed me to get back to my usual number per day.
I found that on some pianos it was amazing how accurately I
could set a string in the tenor section. Once I got into the
treble section around the upper 5th octave I simply could
not get the notes exactly where I wanted them without
resorting to flexing the pin.  BTW, I had a second,
lighter hammer weight which I switched to when it seemed
more suited to the piano.

Basically, during that period of recuperation I used the
impact hammer for the first pass/pitch raise and tuning the
tenor section, then I would switch to an extension hammer to
do the rest. I did this till my back got better (complete
recovery!)

I have since started using the CyberTuner. I am VERY wary of
tuning with an impact hammer while my computer is sitting
on the piano. I feel the shock of each hammer movement could
be detrimental to the health of my hard drive. There are
still instances when I would like to use the impact hammer
but decide against it for fear of damaging my precious
laptop.

I am keeping my impact hammer however in case I ever injure
my back again. I would use it in conjunction with my SATIII.
:)

Michael Musial RPT



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