Don, In your class on tuning hammers, please do not overlook the Schaff Mini'extendible hammer. I order a regular shaft so that it would extend a bit more than the original design. I use this little hammer for all of my tuning, including rebuilt Steinway D's. My feeling is that, for some pianos, a short handle helps me to move the tuning pin a smaller amount. For upright pianos, I have a comfort handle. This is used like a Charley Huether ball but I have shaped it so that my fingers have a better place to rest. I use extra short heads with angles of 5, 10, 15 and 20 degrees, though I also keep a standard head handy for a few pianos with lids or plate with extra overhang. Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, DMCKECH wrote: > > List, > > This thread on tuning levers is very good timing. I will be taking part in > the Hands-On class at the PA State Conference (Apr. 3-6). My topic will be > *Tuning Levers, Which One Is Right For You?*. On hand will be most of the > levers currently available, along with a variety of tips and heads, for > people to try. I plan to ask some suppliers if it would be possible to > borrow a few levers to complete my collection. If you have a lever > currently not in production, or one of a kind, bring it by for a > show-and-tell. > > Don McKechnie > Ithaca College > dmckech@ithaca.edu > > Mark Your Calendars Now For NYSCON 97! > October 17-19,1997 > Radisson Hotel > Corning, NY > >
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