I finally gave up my 43 year old tuning hammer and have been using a Jahn top of the line tuning lever for about a year and a half now. It wasn't because I'm frugal, It's just that I never thought about changing it. The stiffness compared to my old hammer made it so much easier to feel and set the pin. Now I reading all this talk about the Fujan and Faulk and how much stiffer they are. Are they $200 to $300 better? and if so, which one is better? It was a big change from my old hammer. Would it be that much of a change again with these? Al Guecia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Barnard" <pianotuner at embarqmail.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:10 PM Subject: RE: CF carbon fiber lever >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 > > >>Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 5:39 >>PM > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080221/600a3033/attachment.html
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