Tuning Lever for a Beginner

[Leslie Bartlett]

On the other hand, I made my own after a welder added some rod to the Schaff
basic hex rod, have about $15 invested, and have had a number of folks say
they really like the feel of the two which I always carry.
les bartlett

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Avery
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:44 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Tuning Lever for a Beginner


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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