Tuning Lever Ball

[romanop@attglobal.net]

Hi Dave,

I recently made one of my own. Go to a crafts store and buy a "dolls head"
wood ball. It's flat on one side where it would fit onto the doll I presume.
Get a forstner bit of the proper size (measure the handle of your lever
first!). I padded my machinist vise, inserted the ball, tightened it and
drilled it out on the drill press. Works great. Total cost (w/ forstner bit)
was about $ 15.

Phil Romano
Myrtle Beach, SC
(presently in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil!)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Hall" <keyboard@cysource.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 9:36 PM
Subject: Tuning Lever Ball


> Hi list.
>
> At the last convention I attended, I seem to remember a display of tools
> that contained a nice hardwood ball that will fit on the end on
> extension-type tuning levers.  Does anyone know who makes these or where I
> can get more information about them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>