I have the intermediate priced Cyber Hammer from Reyburn, It has the titanium shaft, but a steel head. I found that the standard weight (5 oz) was not heavy enough to move really tight tuning pins. It had to be flung over so hard that it just bounced back in the opposite direction. Dean sent me a heavier weight (7 oz) which works much better. I still do not have the technique mastered, but it works fairly well on pitch raises. Terry Beckingham RPT At 12:06 PM 9/17/2005 -0400, you wrote: >That's also supposed to be one of the main features of the new Reyburn >impact lever - minimal weight (for an impact lever anyway) - supposedly >significantly less weight than others - their deluxe model weighs 428 >grams, 15.1 ounces total weight, and has USA/Japan tuning thread/tip >(titanium alloy shank and head, stainless steel extension, bronze weight). >. >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- >>One thing you might consider about impact hammers is that in the past they >>have tended to be quite heavy. One nice thing about the Faulk is probably >>how light they are and, for those of us whose shoulders are starting to act >>up, the reduced weight is probably a benefit especially when moving the >>hammer from pin to pin. The additional weight required for impact hammers >>that I have seen would nullify that benefit. >> >>David Love > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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