Tim - you are exactly right about the numbers speaking for themselves. You can prove to a customer when you show them the torque indicator that the tuning pin is loose .Some other wise investments include moisture meters, temperature and humidity gauges, data loggers, inspection scopes, PTG Technical bulletins, Sanderson Acu-Fork
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James Kelly
Owner- Fur Elise Piano Service
Pawleys Island SC
(843) 325-4357
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-14-2023 23:36
From: Tim Foster
Subject: current torque wrench/gauge recommendations?
I got mine used off of eBay for around $40 and love it. For drilling a new pinblock, I was able to test. When a client has loose tuning pins, I can tell them exactly how much torque their pins currently have and what they should have. Numbers speak for themselves I think.
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Tim Foster
New Oxford PA
(470) 231-6074
Original Message:
Sent: 05-13-2023 12:46
From: Scott Cole
Subject: current torque wrench/gauge recommendations?
I'm looking for a torque wrench/gauge. Currently, one of the two big supply houses has one at $250.
I think not...
Park bike tools has one that measures inch/pounds at only about $40:
https://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-TW-1-2-Beam-Type-Torque/dp/B09JB5N6K9/ref=asc_df_B09JB5N6K9/?tag=hyprod-20
Would this work?
Harbor Freight has a couple of digital models, and I remember someone recommending one in the Journal, but I can't find it now.
By their specs, they only seem to to read in Ft-lbs, which would be too big of a scale.
Also, I guess the big question is: Does a moderately experienced technician even need one? Can't someone who tunes a lot of pianos simply turn the pin and say either "too low" or "too high," and sense some intermediate values as well?
Kind of like heart rate monitors for biking or running: Sure, you use it a lot for a while, then eventually it ends up in a drawer because it's not very difficult to sense how hard you're working.
thanks!
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Scott Cole, RPT
rvpianotuner.com
Talent, OR
(541-601-9033
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