further education

[Joey Recker]

I've seen them in the catalogs but that's about as much as I know about
them.  If I use an impact hammer, does my technique have to change or
what?  How long did it take you to adjust?

JR  

> Joey,
> 
> I'm a relatively new tuner as well and I must say, in my 
> personal case, I found an all new level of accuracy and 
> stability when I switched from a traditional tuning lever to 
> an impact lever.  Of course, when I made this switch, I was 
> still taking the Randy Potter course and still trying a lot 
> of different techniques.  In my experience, technicians who 
> have used the traditional tuning lever for a long time don't 
> tend to take too well to the impact hammer.  In my opinion, 
> however, it is easier and quicker for a new tuner to learn 
> the impact  hammer than the traditional hammer.  My tunings 
> became more stable and I was able to set the pitch quicker.  
> It might quickly take that 3.5 hour spinet job down to a more 
> reasonable 1.5-2 hours.
> 
> Just my opinion.
> 
> Corte Swearingen
> Chicago
>