Today's Unusual Find

[Dick Beaton]

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hI ALL....
I have one of those double headed tuneing levers.  The tips are square, =
but are at different angle....I presume so it will fit a tuning pin at =
any position.  It has a wooden handle and the hole goes all the way =
thru.  A sets crew goes down into a slot on the side of the shaft.
One head has stamped "Made for Amfelt Co. by J. Erlandsen  New York". =20
An acquaintance not connected with piano work handed it to me one day =
with no comment.  That was a long time ago and don't even remember who =
it was!   I recall using it once on a piano with some lousy tuning pins =
and it worked!
Wondering if anyone has any knowledge of this tool.  It has to be real =
old.

Dick RPT MT

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  From: Ray T. Bentley=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 5:10 PM
  Subject: Today's Unusual Find


  Hi, List!

  Today in the bottom of a 1913 York Upright an old tuning hammer.  It =
has a double tip making it "T" shaped.  Both tips appear to be the same =
size, but are rectangular shaped rather than star or oval.  Perhaps it =
will work on oval pins on square grands.  I can check that out next time =
I tune my sister's old square as a labor of love!

  It is also an extension hammer extending from 10 1/2 to 15 inches.  =
There is a slotted set screw to tighten the position of extension.  The =
double tip is removable.  The shank diameter is a little less than =
modern ones.  The handle is a pretty decent wood, though the finish is =
checked like old upright finishes often are.

  Does anyone have a clue to its age, or manufacturer?  There is no name =
anywhere on it.  If anyone would like a picture, perhaps I could do one =
sometime with my digital camera and send it to you privately.  Would it =
be of interest to anyone to see at a convention display?

  BTW, the piano owner offered it to me when I asked her if I could take =
a picture of it!

  Ray T. Bentley, RPT
  Alton, IL
  Ray@Bentley.net
  www.ray.bentley.net
  The difficult I do right away; the impossible takes a little longer!


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