Impact hammers was RE: Tuning Hammers..WEIGHT

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi,
Impact tuning can be achieved with any hammer.
Harder with a cigar style handle and easiest with a Mahaffee style lever.
Smooth pull tuning easiest with a cigar and hardest with an impact tool.
Used them all except for that new tube.
My hammers range 11 to 14 oz depending on the shaft and WOOD in the knob.

In thee past I thought it was almost impossible for me to tune a grand in
less than 1:30
with my style of muting ( split rubber mute ) but yesterday a record for me
of 40 minutes
for a full fine tuning no pitch raise. Hammer on all pins and adjusted pitch
on all as required.
Had to zone in on what I needed to do as people were comming in and out of
the hall where
I was working.
I think the most important thing that has helped me reach this speed is the
increased number of
pianos that I tune since my retirement from teaching and weight lifting this
last 6 months.
The lifting ( 15 lb bells at 100 reps once every other day ) has eased the
tennis elbow and added 2" to my biceps.  <G> grunt grunt
Catching up with you Michael
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net>
To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:20 AM
Subject: RE: Impact hammers was RE: Tuning Hammers.....How Many?


> True, but even the deluxe model at 15 ounces is significantly more than
many
> of the Faulk hammers at 9-10 ounces.  The less expensive Reyburn IL is
about
> 18 ounces or almost double the weight.  Something to consider if you are
> changing hammers because of the weight.
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@comcast.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Farrell
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:06 AM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: Impact hammers was RE: Tuning Hammers.....How Many?
>
> That's also supposed to be one of the main features of the new Reyburn
> impact lever - minimal weight (for an impact lever anyway) - supposedly
> significantly less weight than others - their deluxe model weighs 428
grams,
>
> 15.1 ounces total weight,  and has USA/Japan tuning thread/tip (titanium
> alloy shank and head, stainless steel extension, bronze weight).
> .
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
> > One thing you might consider about impact hammers is that in the past
they
> > have tended to be quite heavy.  One nice thing about the Faulk is
probably
> > how light they are and, for those of us whose shoulders are starting to
> > act
> > up, the reduced weight is probably a benefit especially when moving the
> > hammer from pin to pin.  The additional weight required for impact
hammers
> > that I have seen would nullify that benefit.
> >
> > David Love
>
>
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