I'm a relative newbie at only 10 years or so. BUT, that doesn't stop me from contributing my two cents. Between noon and maybe 1:30 on a vertical (I'm 6'0") and anywhere from noon to 2:00 pm or so on a grand. I've never noticed any difference in stability with different positions. My technique may be part of that though. I last few back- and-forth movements are usually pretty light and I just don't see how a different angle would affect anything. If you were making one big pull and turning the pin, then I could easily understand how the hammer angle might affect stability. Terry Farrell PS: Dig the quote. On Sep 15, 2009, at 4:43 PM, Marc Mailhot wrote: > Good afternoon everyone. I'd like to start somewhat of a discussion > here. > > For years...over 30 to be exact...I've been using my tuning hammer > at the 12 o'clock position for uprights...consoles and 6 o'clock for > grands...per my mentor all those years ago and also per the William > Braid White book which states the hammer should be an extension of > the string for best equalization of the tension. > > This afternoon to further and continue educating myself...I watched > a good many Vids on tuning and repair technique on YouTube...and > almost all the vids...some by professionals...were using the 3 > o'clock position. Am I out of touch...should I continue my > traditional position..etc. > > Would very much appreciate comments from all of you on this what > works best for you. I'm still getting over the partial knee > replacement which is coming along wonderfully...and have no probs > sitting down...but I do have an upright later this week and was > wondering if I should change the hammer position. > > Again many thanks for your comments and input. > > Regards to all here. > > Marc P. Mailhot > Marco Polo Music > Westbrook, ME USA > > The Love You Take is Equal to the Love You Make... > > The Beatles/Abbey Road (The End)...1969 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090915/1e73b0cc/attachment.htm>
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