CF carbon fiber lever

[Alan Barnard]

I have bought an embarrassing number of expensive hammers over the years but no more. I bought the Fujan carbon fiber hammer about a year and a half ago and have stopped my search for the perfect tool.

I kept my Jahn extension hammer for the occasional "heavy lifting" and I use it on the top section of grands with a 3" tip, etc., but the Fujan is my workaday buddy. I don't know how it would compare with the Faulk, but it is so light, so stiff, so strong, and so comfortable to use that I do really recommend the Fujan to anyone seriously evaluating hammers. Site is ...

http://www.fujanproducts.com/buildtube.php?PHPSESSID=d8c8342d5fd2eda1282c18f2095b7f60

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Kent Swafford" <kswafford at earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 2/20/2008 5:26:20 PM
Subject: CF carbon fiber lever


>I've been using a prototype of a new tuning lever since October. It  
>has a 5/8" carbon fiber shaft, a custom handle, and a full-sleeve  
>aluminum head. The lever is long but still light-weight. The tubular  
>head provides for a very stiff overall feel. I wasn't in the market  
>for a new lever, but I ended up asking to purchase the prototype  
>because I liked it so much.

>You can see the production version at:

>http://www.faulkpiano.com/CFTuningHammer/


>Just a happy customer,

>Kent Swafford


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