Impact Hammer

[Don]

Hi Michael,

I impact all the time--my laptop has never been the worse for wear. I did
worry about the vibration from the strings. If you are concerned get a
shock absorbing pad and place it under your laptop.

At 11:54 AM 3/17/02, you wrote:
>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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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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