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Richard,<br>
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Some years ago I purchased an adjustable lever, wood handle and ball at
the end from Ford Supply. I used that for quite a while and found that
is was slightly more comfortable tuning uprights than grands. Along
came the Bowman levers. I purchased the "Style E" from Renner. The oval
shape of the ball suits my hand well for grand and uprights. I use the
5 deg. head and a 10 when I need to clear struts, etc. Works for me but
I would like to try some of the other levers mentioned in this thread.
Budget priorities though. As Kent mentioned, "chosen my poison."<br>
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Don<br>
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Re: [CAUT] Tuning Hammers</td>
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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?
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Richard West
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University of Nebraska
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