I use the 5" shaft. I knew that didn't sound accurate when I wrote it. Thanks. dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/2/2003 at 8:30 AM Joe And Penny Goss wrote: >Hi Dave, >Do you mean that you add the extension to the hammer or that you only use >the 5" shaft? >I use the wand style hammer with a removable knob and 20% head that allows >me to tune to C7 on most grands. Off comes the knob when the lid prop or >case parts get in the way. I use the short shaft for the last octave. >Joe Goss >imatunr@srvinet.com >www.mothergoosetools.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David M. Porritt" <dm.porritt@verizon.net> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 8:11 AM >Subject: Re: The Opposite! was Re: Aid for short people > > >> Alan: >> >> I have a 5-inch extension I use on my tuning hammer (Schaff sells >> them) for the last section of a grand. It's not hard to get used to >> -- you just have to be sure you are turning the pin and not bending >> it -- and you can keep the same angle you use for the rest of the >> piano. >> >> dave >> >> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >> >> On 2/1/2003 at 9:53 PM tune4u@earthlink.net wrote: >> >> >It's that high treble with the lid prop in the way. Maybe I'll learn >> to >> >tune >> >lefty, as Wim suggested. >> > >> >And Ron, I didn't know it was a karate "horse" stance, but I found >> that >> >spread legs thing does help--makes you a little shorter, I guess. >> > >> >Thanks to all for suggestions. >> > >> >Alan B. >> > >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net> >> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> >Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 8:46 PM >> >Subject: Re: The Opposite! was Re: Aid for short people >> > >> > >> >> Alan, >> >> >> >> My question is why you would stand up tuning a grand if you're >> that tall. >> >> I'm a >> >> little over 6'1" and I can sit and tune most verticals except for >> the >> >very >> >> tallest >> >> ones! I've never stood to tune a grand! >> >> >> >> Avery >> >> >> >> At 08:25 PM 02/01/03 -0600, you wrote: >> >> >Okay, I'm 6'4" and my back kills me if I do much stand-up tuning >> (like >> >grand >> >> >high trebles). Other than standing in a hole, what do other tall >> guys >> >do? >> >> > >> >> >Alan Barnard >> >> >Salem, MO >> >> > >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> >From: "Sherry" <swidmer@rochester.rr.com> >> >> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> >> >Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:01 AM >> >> >Subject: Aid for short people >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > I have just started using a great aid for tuning those big old >> tall >> >> >Upright >> >> > > Grand pianos. I am only 5'3" so was constantly reaching up >> over my >> >head to >> >> > > do the tunings. The other day I saw an adjustable step >> aerobics step >> >and >> >> > > just knew that would do the trick. It works really well and >> is light >> >> >enough >> >> > > to carry along with me. >> >> > > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ >> >> > > pianotech list info: >> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> > >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >pianotech list info: >> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> _____________________________ >> David M. Porritt >> dporritt@mail.smu.edu >> Meadows School of the Arts >> Southern Methodist University >> Dallas, TX 75275 >> _____________________________ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________
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