Hi Don! I'm sorry I can't help out on this one. I do, appreciat=
e getting these sort of emails, just to see what you guys talk about! =
Loren<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/5/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">D=
on McKechnie</b> <<a href="mailto:dmckech@ithaca.edu">dmckech@ithaca.e=
du</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Richard,<br><br>Some years ago I=
purchased an adjustable lever, wood handle and ball at the end from Ford S=
upply. I used that for quite a while and found that is was slightly more co=
mfortable tuning uprights than grands. Along came the Bowman levers. I purc=
hased 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 th=
e other levers mentioned in this thread. Budget priorities though. As Kent =
mentioned, "chosen my poison."
<br><br>Don<br><br><br><br>
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<div>Date: </div>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:22:38 -0600</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<div>To: </div>College and University Technicians <a onclick="return top.=
js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:caut@ptg.org" target="_=
blank"><caut@ptg.org></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br>I've had a que=
stion about the "ball type" tuning levers. I bought o=
ne last year because the buzz was that these hammers are "ergono=
mically 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 w=
as 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 fi=
ngers 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 concer=
ned about the ball. Am I using improperly?
<br><br>Richard West <br>University of Nebraska </blockquote></div><br>