Sara- Hat's off to you for investing in a great tuning lever early in your career! You will need the 5/8" tip extension for work on some grand pianos. You will probably eventually want a Reyburn impact hammer for verticals. Try one at a seminar where Reyburn is exhibiting. Ed Sutton -----Original Message----- >From: deanslist <deanslist at comcast.net> >Sent: Jun 28, 2006 8:21 AM >To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> >Subject: Re: NEWOCTAVE GLOBAL Tuning hammers.... > >I have to make a correction to my original post. It came to my attention >that I do not have >a New Octave Global hammer. I have an extension hammer that came from >Vandaking. Sorry for the >mistake - I ordereda bunch of stuff at one time and was confused about what >came from where. >My opinion on the steel extension hammers (excepting any that don't flex >like the one I have) still stands. > My preference is for a very stiff lever.When the budget supports it, I am >sure my kit will have >quite a collection of hammers. Someday I want to try an impact lever, too. > >For those that use the Fujan lever, what setup (head angle, tip length) do >you use to tune grands? Right now I am using the 5 degree head, and was >wondering if I will need something different when I evetually get to put a >lever on a grand. Thanks! > >Sara Nash >Student > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net> >To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> >Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:39 PM >Subject: Re: NEWOCTAVE GLOBAL Tuning hammers.... > > >> Sara, >> I concur completely. You could actually have mine, .... i.e. if >> you could pry it out of my cold dead fingers. But then you'd probably >> still be unsuccessful. :-) >> >> Greg Newell >> >> >> At 08:37 AM 6/27/2006, you wrote: >>>I'll second the recommendation for Steve Fujan's levers. >>I also have one >>>of those New Octave Global hammers - I consider it and the Randy Potter >>>apprentice lever to be emergency equipment. The flex in the steel really >>>bothers me. >>> >>>Sara Nash >>>student >> >> Greg Newell >> Greg's Piano Forté >> mailto:gnewell at ameritech.net >> www.gregspianoforte.com >> >> >
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