CF carbon fiber lever

[Kent Swafford]

The Jahn is a fine lever. The Fujan might be a bit stiffer than the  
Jahn, but the main difference would be the weight. The Faulk and Fujan  
levers both have good stiffness and will weigh _significantly_ less  
than the Jahn.

Kent


On Feb 21, 2008, at 4:08 PM, AlliedPianoCraft wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
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> >

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