Tuning Lever for a Beginner

[Avery]

Mark,

You've got a GREAT mentor. Ask him for advice! I doubt he'd recommend 
a "cheap" tuning lever. Besides, as others have said, in the long 
run, it's definitely NOT worth it!

Avery Todd
University of Houston

At 10:40 AM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
>I just joined the list, and I've been going through some of the 
>archives. I'm a pianist, but I've never done any tuning yet. My 
>first training session is this Friday, and I will have the good 
>fortune of being mentored by Jim Coleman, Sr.
>
>To me, it seems silly for a complete novice to go out and buy an 
>expensive tuning lever. It's likely I'll eventually get a Fujan, but 
>I'm looking for some advice on what to do right now. I was thinking 
>about just buying a cheap Fisher Price lever on ebay to start with, 
>and then spend more money once I'm further along.
>
>The other idea is to buy a "good" lever now, and a "great" lever 
>later, perhaps at two different head angles, so that I will have a 
>good backup for situations that call for a different angle. I just 
>want to make wise decisions in how I spend my tool budget. I'm not 
>opposed to buying a Fujan right now, but that seems kind of like 
>buying a Fazioli for your kid before he's even started taking piano 
>lessons (maybe I'm exaggerating a just a little).
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