---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment I've been following with interest the thread of using a palm nailer for driving tuning pins. Personally, I find that I have better control using a heavy duty air hammer. Sure, I have to make a tool by modifying a tool that will fit the air hammer. The attached picture was taken about 20 years ago, and at that time I was using a cheap tool. Now I have a high grade tool intended for the aerospace industry. Very find control! Gee, Government sales are wonderful! I find that I have better control using this type of tool, and my hand/arm does not suffer as much fatique as with a palm nailer. My hand and arm seem to be in a more natural position. Also, you have a excellent view of the pin as it is being driven. I do all of my uprights with the keybed out, and the piano upright against a solid wall. The line rising from the tool to the ceiling is attached to a load balancer, set for the weight of the air tool. I can let go of the air tool and it just hangs so I can grab it for the next pin. A series of hooks lets me move it to the left as I work. I have been planning to install a slide overhead for years, but have never gotten around to doing it. Just my two cents worth, Al Al Pebworth Pebworths Player Piano Center Chesapeake, Virginia http://www.pebworths.com ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Home1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22676 bytes Desc: 1299006815-Home1.jpg Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c9/07/b9/cd/Home1.jpg ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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