Impact Hammer was Tuning levers

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Susan,
The new T is still in the design stage but 90% done <G>
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "SUSAN P SWEARINGEN" <ssclabr8@flash.net>
To: "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com>; "Pianotech"
<pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: Impact Hammer was Tuning levers


> I started with the one that Schaff sells and learned the technique very
> quick.  Personally, I found that picking up the impact technique was much
> easier than learning to use a traditional lever.  Now that I use the
impact
> hammer, I couldn't imagine wrestling around with a traditional lever.
>
> The problem with the Schaff unit, in my opinion, is that it was clunky and
> bounces around too much on the pin.  Also, the weight was way too heavy,
> even though it can be shifted up and down the shaft.
>
> So, I had Keith Bowman, at Renner, make me a beautiful lever out of
tropical
> hardwood and I absolutely love it.  Yes, it is an investment ($250) but it
> will last a lifetime and works just fabulous!  I love the impact technique
> so much that I had a T-hammer impact lever made for me so that I can tune
> grands using this same method.  Again, it works like a charm.
>
> For people who are interested, talk to Keith Bowman for an upright impact
> hammer and talk to Mike Swendson (or Mother Goose Tools) for a grand
> T-hammer.  The fella at Mother Goose (I forget his name but he is active
on
> this list) has a picture of the one he makes on his website.  I'm sure he
> could comment a bit more on his design.
>
> Corte
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 7:01 PM
> Subject: Impact Hammer was Tuning levers
>
>
> > Susan (Corte?) says:
> > I would urge you to at least try an impact lever.  I feel I get much
> greater
> > accuracy with an impact lever since I feel I can make smaller increments
> > with it.
> >
> > Question:
> > Which one do you have?
> >
> > Others:
> > Preference?
> >
> > Alan Barnard
> > Always Willing to Blow More Money on Tool, Lord Knows, in Salem, MO
> >
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