[pianotech] Square Grand tunings

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

On 9/10/09, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Conrad said: "The double headed tip has the oval orientations at 90?, so
> it's much
> easier to find a handle direction which doesn't conflict with the lid,
> just flip it over... ;-}"
>
> Conrad,
> You are correct about the double headed tuning hammer tip. However, they are
> no longer being manufactured. (Showed one to a machinist and he broke out in
> a cold sweat. Didn't have a clue how the darned thing was made!!!) Also,
> ALWAYS remove the lid and the damper upstop rail, of a square grand, before
> tuning. If you know how to do the lid, it's easy.<G> (no, I'm not going to
> tell y'all everything.<G> figger it out.<G>)
> Joe
>

I know how to do a lid, Joe, just lazy... ;-}


My tip came without a handle, so I sacrificed my old original Grover
tuning-hammer-shaped-object and had a machinist match the thread of
the head.


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