Jahn lever

[Elian Degen J.]

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John and list

let me repeat myself because I am very proud of it
When my Father retired he gave me his tuning lever which was given to him by
his father.
its design allows it to be used with all tuning pin sizes. I never had
problem with them. They must be around 90 years old In the picture enclosed
you can see it has a star shaped conic tip (it came with two tips a short
one and a slightly large one) it is hardly worn and the grip on the tuning
pin is perfect.

The lever has embeded in it the name JAHN. I tried several tools but this
one is my preffered.

I only hope that the actual JAHN keeps as good as this one

Elian Degen
----- 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
>
>

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