Impact Hammer

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Michael and Elliot,
Speaking of impact, my Verituner did a 4 foot nose dive to the carpet
yesterday with no apparent damage.
And the new design Grand T impact tuning hammer is almost in production. The
first beta model was lost during testing, and we just got it back so final
design could be made. I hope to have it ready for the "Windy" convention.
There will be several options as to handle material that will affect the
cost. The wood models will be the more expensive but stunning models, while
the bare essentuals hammer will be less.

Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Musial" <musepiano@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Impact Hammer


> 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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