This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Joe, For lightness and a good feel in the hand, you might try one of the titanium hammers made to your liking by either Michael Calahan, or Charles Faulk. Both of them make beautiful tuning hammers....similarly priced. jeannie Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal <mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net> mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net _____ From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Alkana Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 8:25 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Tuning Lever Tips Greg, Thanks for your input. I like the idea of lightness in a tuning hammer for most occasions. The exception being pianos with really tight pins. Sometimes those types can call for a pronounced nudge that seems easier to administer with a weighted hammer. One other 'downside' is the cost of those Jahn puppies! I think Jahn is pronounced like yawn! Joseph Alkana RPT josephspiano@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Graham <mailto:grahampianos@yahoo.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 7:18 PM Subject: Tuning Lever Tips Joseph, I've been using the pear-shaped Jahn tuning hammer from Pianotek for about a year and like it very much. I went with the non-extension, lightweight hammer and enjoy the feel. I used to get a sore palm from my old, narrow "straight" handled hammer. My hand always feels good now, using any kind of grip (though I'm mostly a palm-on-the-end gripper now.) Very responsive, very rigid, fast when moving from pin to pin, and I don't feel like I've been weightlifting. Nicely made. Tips fit the pins, easy to change sizes and angles without a wrench if you buy multiple heads. I have two 15 degree heads, one with a #2 star tip, the other a #3. I have one 5 degree head with a #3. I'll probably get another 5 degree head someday to mount a #2. I started with only one of each head and tip, and was torqueing them off with the tip wrench. Getting the extras saves time and effort. The only downside I can see to the Jahn setup is that they don't use "standard" tips. If they ever stop making the tips, it will be time to get a "standard" hammer. How do you pronounce Jahn? Like John, Jan, Zzhaaan? Juan? Greg Graham --------------- Pardon the question if it's been answered before, but are there any of = you that use the Jahn hammer that would care to comment on its quality = and fitness for the job? Any users working with the ball end version? = I'm considering a change from my battered and bruised Schaff-with-the = square-head design. Joseph Alkana RPT __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/de/d8/9a/08/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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