Might I be a voice of "unreason" regarding hammers? I had an acquaintance weld 1/2 stainless bar onto the threaded replacement bars sold by Schaff, then began playing with a grinder, and now have two hammers which I carry. They are lightweight (sort of) strong, and I have about $20 involved in each. A local who is a fanatic about his hammers and hammer angles, saw my crude things with Hobby Lobby balls on the end, rather crummy polishing jobs, and 15 degree heads and wanted to try them. He said, "Wow, I like this!" He uses a 2.5 degree head. So there is more than one way to get a "good" hammer. I was thinking of getting a Jahn, but after trying it, decided to stick with my primitive stuf. I also have a "stubby" which I carry for grands, but otherwise have been more than happy with my simplistic efforts at tooling..... les bartlett www.bartlettpianoservice.com _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John M. Formsma Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:12 AM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: NEWOCTAVE GLOBAL Tuning hammers.... Larry, There were some Hale levers with nylon/plastic handles. They were sold by American Piano Supply. I have two of them around somewhere. My recommendation is to get a good quality lever if you’re serious about the business. I use a Jahn now, but since I saw and touched and drooled over Steven Fujan’s levers at the convention, I’ll probably get one of those soon. Very nice! HYPERLINK "http://www.fujanproducts.com/"www.fujanproducts.com John Formsma _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Larry Trischetta Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:54 PM To: ed440 at mindspring.com; Pianotech List Subject: Re: NEWOCTAVE GLOBAL Tuning hammers.... Ed & Tom... Thanks for the advise. The handles are supposedly nylon, but the description also says they're comparable to Hale. So that means the handle is NOT nylon, by deductive reasoning!! Larry Trischetta -------Original Message------- From: HYPERLINK "mailto:ed440 at mindspring.com"ed440 at mindspring.com Date: 6/26/2006 10:12:54 AM To: HYPERLINK "mailto:pianotech at ptg.org"Pianotech List Subject: Re: NEWOCTAVE GLOBAL Tuning hammers.... A few months ago someone wrote in that they are poor quality. ES -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.4/375 - Release Date: 06/25/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.4/375 - Release Date: 06/25/2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060627/72a53a1c/attachment.html
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