tuning hammer

[Farrell]

Correct. My first lever was a nylon extension hammer from Schaff or some-such. After using that one for a while, I won my Renner lever as a door prize. It is non-extending. It is very nice.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: tuning hammer


> Terry,
> 
> I didn't think Keith's hammers were extenable.  When I talked to him about them at a convention in the past he poo-pooed  extensions!
> 
> David I.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> From: SUSAN P SWEARINGEN <ssclabr8@flash.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 17:58:25 -0500
> Subject: Re: tuning hammer
> 
> >I have a Renner hammer also - except mine is an impact lever.  Keith Bowman
> >makes these for Renner and does an absolutely fabulous job on them.  Mine
> >looks like a piece of art and I get comments on it because of the beautiful
> >piece of dark tropical hardwood he used for the handle.  Yes, at $240, it is
> >expensive but I don't see why I won't be using this for the rest of my
> >tuning career.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 5:50 AM
> >Subject: Re: tuning hammer
> 
> 
> >> I use mine every day and I just love it! I have not used very many tuning
> >levers, so I don't know that I speak with so much authority. I tuned for a
> >year or so with a nylon extension hammer that I bought used. I went to the
> >North Carolina RC in perhaps '99 (or maybe '98) and won a door prize at the
> >banquet dinner - my Renner tuning lever.
> >>
> >> I think they are all similar. Mine has a lightweight metal shaft and a
> >fancy wooden handle that terminates into a ball-like configuration. It is
> >very comfortable. I use it for both verticals and grands. I carry a wide
> >selection of tips and extensions for those odd situations. One thing that
> >surprises me is that even when using a tall extension, the lever is very
> >stable and does not want to fall off the tuning pin - don't know if other
> >levers behave the same way or not.
> >>
> >> Bottom line: seems to be an excellent tuning lever - plan on using it for
> >as long as I need to pay the mortgage (assuming rebuilding does not take
> >care of that completely for me!) - but never would have bought one (just too
> >expensive for my blood!) if I had not won it (although in retrospect, it
> >would have been a good value)!
> >>
> >> Terry Farrell
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "jphouweling" <jphouweling@dccnet.com>
> >> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 2:04 AM
> >> Subject: tuning hammer
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > > >hello      just wanted to know if anyone uses the renner tuning
> >hammer
> >> > and if so how is it
> >> > >
> >> > >                 thanks jack
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> 
>