Jahn lever

[Farrell]

No, but I use my Bowman ALL the time. Love it. Light, solid, beautiful. I
never would have bought one, but I won it as a door prize @ NC Regional
several years ago (first time I ever won a darn thing)! I formerly used the
heavy extension-type hammer. My Bowman has a ballish end carved as part of
the exotic hardwood handle.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "John M. Formsma" <jformsma@dixie-net.com>
To: "PianoTech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 12:00 PM
Subject: Jahn lever


> List,
>
> Wanted to share my experience with the Jahn tuning lever, available thru
> Pianotek. I have been using it for about 6-8 weeks now, and really like
it.
> It is *very* solid, and there is very little (if any) flex. I did not
notice
> the difference that much at first, but after using it for 2 weeks, I
> switched back to my old lever to compare, and there was soooo much
> difference. My previous lever was one of those nice looking rosewood Hale
> levers sold by Apsco. I had purchased it around March 1999, and it had
> already developed play in it by December 1999 (bad collet). Hence, they
are
> definitely not the "finest...at any price" as advertised by Apsco. (No
> surprise, really. However, it could be due to the nudge tuning style I was
> using then, which probably causes faster wear on the collet. The Jahn has
a
> thick hexagonal shaft, and I doubt that problems will ever develop with
it.)
>
> I highly recommend the Jahn. Everything about it has been positive. The
tips
> are a little tighter than what I was used to which makes fast pitch raises
a
> tiny bit slower, since it takes a little extra time to get the tip on the
> next pin. No big deal, I can use my old lever for speed tuning, and I will
> get used to the Jahn as time goes along. It is a touch heavier than the
> Hale, but I only notice this when doing pitch raises--fast, repetitive
> motions adding up. Even though the price was quite a bit higher than
Schaff
> or Apsco levers ($235 with one tip), I have not once regretted its
purchase.
>
> Since I have not used Keith Bowman's levers (avail. thru Renner), I have
no
> comparison to them. I was thinking of buying one at the convention just to
> see how the Jahn compares to the Bowman levers. Anyone have experience
with
> both?
>
> FWIW,
>
> John Formsma
> Blue Mountain, MS
>
>