restring a grand

[Aart in America Piano Services]

Hi David,

How are you?
Could you please enlighten me? what is an Air Hammer?
Also, are the pins removed and replaced for a restringing or just 
backed out three turns?

Thanks,

Aart Markenstein
Aart in America Piano Service
Hoboken, NJ

On Apr 29, 2005, at 10:30 AM, David Vanderhoofven wrote:

> Hi Terry,
>
> I have used an air hammer on the past 3 or 4 jobs!  Works great!  
> However, the last two jobs ended up not as good as if I had used a 
> sledge hammer and tuning pin punch.  The end result was loose tuning 
> pins in a new block, and I think that the loose tuning pins were the 
> result of the air hammer.  It is very easy to put a tuning pin in at 
> an angle and damage the interior of the hole in the pinblock.
>
> Be careful to put the tuning pin in the hole at the correct angle, or 
> beware of the possibility of loose tuning pins later.
>
> David Vanderhoofven
> Joplin, MO
>
> At 06:54 AM 4/29/2005, you wrote:
>> Air hammer.   http://www.danairinc.com/palmnailer.html   Only way to 
>> go.
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>
>
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