Tuning lever heads

[David Love]

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I carry a one piece gooseneck tuning lever for tuning the upper treble.  =
It is 9" in length with a 2 1/2" tip at 10 degrees and clears the all =
struts I've run into very nicely.  It is short enough that you can tune =
with he lid down on most pianos if you have to.  I don't see a reason to =
go longer than that on the tip.  Though one can certainly tune with a =
long tip, I find it much easier to control the pin when the tip is =
shorter and stiffer.  For the rest of the piano I use a 1 1/2" tip at 10 =
degrees on an extension hammer with a short handle.

David Love
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  From: Billbrpt@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: December 01, 2001 8:27 AM
  Subject: Re: Tuning lever heads


  In a message dated 12/1/01 9:57:31 AM Central Standard Time, =
cedel@supernet.com (Clyde Hollinger)=20
  writes:=20



    Somewhere along the line I picked up the idea that the shorter the =
tuning lever=20
    head, the better, so I am hesitant to buy a 4", 5" or 6" head, =
especially when=20
    I need it for only one piano.  Advice, anyone
  ?=20

  I am *hopelessly* right handed.  Even tendinitis and torn rotator cuff =
disorders could not get me to learn to tune left handed.  Therefore, in =
the high treble sections of grands, I have used a 6" tip now for over 20 =
years.  Again, I strictly avoid any pin bending.  I also use other =
longer tips to clear high plate struts on some grands and verticals.=20

  Bill Bremmer RPT=20
  Madison, Wisconsin=20
  Click here: -=3Dw w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =3D-=20

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