tool of the year

[David Ilvedson]

Hey Patrick,

Are you interested in selling the Renner hammer?   

David I.



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From: J Patrick Draine <draine@comcast.net>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 11:25:14 -0500
Subject: tool of the year

>I've been thinking about what last purchases I want to make before the 
>end of the tax year (piano tech tools, office software, printer, etc.), 
>and thought I'd toss out my "best pick" of the year. I bought a tuning 
>lever from Charles Faulk several months ago, and am very satisfied with 
>the results. My last expensive tuning lever purchase was a Renner/Keith 
>Bowman one, but my notion of what constituted an ideal lever differed 
>with how my arm and shoulder felt about it. At that time I went for the 
>longer one with a dense hardwood handle. I seldom use it, or my Itoshin 
>lever, now.
>The lever Charles recommended was one with a walnut handle -- lighter 
>than the other exotic woods he uses -- and in combination with the 
>titanium shaft it is really light, but quite rigid.
>I've had really nasty tendonitis (or is it bursitis --who knows?) 
>problems with my tuning arm's shoulder, and this light but solid hammer 
>has really helped me get through the XMas mad rush with much less 
>discomfort.
>Kinda like tennis rackets. I used heavy wooden rackets back in my 
>youth, but the titanium ones allow me to still enjoy playing 
>occasionally. I did dig the wooden one out one weekend and surprised my 
>pals with the power of the service I got out of it, but my arm and 
>shoulder were burning for a couple days after.
>Best wishes,
>Patrick Draine

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