I've had a question about the "ball type" tuning levers. I bought one last year because the buzz was that these hammers are "ergonomically correct." i.e., align everything to make less stress on the joints, etc. Are there studies proving this? I've returned to my old tuning hammer because I found the ball type was causing pain and cramping in the palm of my hand. I think I determined that the way I hold that lever causes me to use my fingers more often to pull, and this was stressing my joints. With the old fashioned lever, I put the end of the lever in the knuckle area of my hand and hardly use my fingers to pull the hammer. Also the ball type lever I bought was slightly shorter which require more effort to pull hence more stress. I'm interested in the fujan lever, but I'm concerned about the ball. Am I using improperly? Richard West University of Nebraska On Jan 24, 2006, at 8:45 PM, Kent Swafford wrote: > > On Jan 24, 2006, at 8:27 PM, Barbara Richmond wrote: > >> >> Hmm, does it matter which poison one uses as long as the piano >> stays in >> tune? >> >> Have I actually been ruining the tuning pins on pianos for the >> last 20 or so >> years using a Hale, extension hammer (extended), short tip, short >> 15 degree >> head? (My first few years with a Schaff that got stolen.) >> >> Does hammer technique make any difference? > > My point, my question exactly. > > My light titanium tuning with an extra short 20 degree head tunes > like a dream. My dream, not someone else's dream. Some say the 20 > degree head is wrong, so I have chosen my poison which seems to > work for me, but bothers others. > > Kent > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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