Rosewood tuning lever/hammer

[Marcel Carey]

One thing I've noticed is that after my lever broke at the tip, I had
the tip welded to the shaft. I found out this increased the stiffness
of the lever. I use a light maple home made lever. My assistant for
the summer was smiling at my lever until he tried it. He found more
feel for the pin with this kind of lever.

Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> Behalf Of Michael Spalding
> Sent: August 20, 2004 8:31 AM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: RE: Rosewood tuning lever/hammer
>
>
> John,
>
> You are porbably feeling two things:
>
> 1)  a fixed length hammer will be stiffer than an extension
> hammer, all
> other things being equal.
>
> 2)  all other things are seldom equal, particularly
> quality.  Could be
> serious differences in the fit of tips and heads, or
> looseness in the fit
> of the extension to the ferrule.
>
> I will second what several others have said - try a fixed
> length, ball end,
> well-balanced/lightweight hammer.  It will be another
> quantum leap better
> than the rosewood "cigar".
>
> Mike
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Bec and John <bjsilva001@comcast.net>
> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 8/19/2004 10:21:48 PM
> > Subject: Rosewood tuning lever/hammer
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just wondering if there is a general consensus as to the
> good/bad of
> > rosewood tuning hammers (or is it levers?). I had been using the
> > all-so-popular nylon extension lever from APSCO, then my
> wife bought me
> > the stationary rosewood lever from Schaff and I think
> it's fabulous -
> > nice and stiff.
> >
> > But I'm sure there are various thoughts on the matter
> which I'm curious
> > to hear.
> >
> > - John
> >
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