John Yeah, I've got the Jahn end all set...I'll let you know how the watanabe end works out... I bugged the Pianotek people about this, and he said they've had enough requests that they plan to have an adapter in 6 months or so. Jim >On 9/28/07, jimialeggio5 at comcast.net <jimialeggio5 at comcast.net> wrote: > Following up on the watanabe thread thread. > > It sounded like John Formsma had ordered a 3/8 x 30tpi die. > > John, did that die work out for your watanabe tip. > > I'm trying to make an adapter so my Jahn hammer can > accept a watanabe tip. > > Jim I Well, Jim, I haven't actually received it yet. Some kind of unexplained mixup. It's supposed to ship Monday, but it might be a while before I know for sure if it works. (I'll have to go to the machinist unless I have a scrap piece of metal in the shop that I can try it on.) I like the #3 Jahn tip a little better than the Watanabe #2 on my Fujan. If you haven't tried a #3 yet, you might consider ordering one from Pianotek. The two Jahn #3 tips I have let the tip sit down closer to the coil than the Jahn #2. To me it is a better feel. The Watanabe on the Fujan is even closer to the coil, but I like the feel of the Jahn #3 better. The W. has more play, but it might just be that way on that particular W. tip and not with all of them. If you go ahead with making an adapter, the Jahn tip has a stud that is 10mm x 1.0 pitch. But you probably have the Jahn end figured out already since you didn't ask about that. <g>
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