I use Michael Calahan's (801-599-2242), and I love it. Titanium shaft (no extension), ball-end wood handle, bulge in the handle below the ball allows for dozens of different grips. He makes them in handles of different sizes for different hands (and different exotic woods, with a special finish). Precision-made with a CNC machine. Looks amazingly identical to Steinway's 150th anniversary hammer (;-). That reminds me, I ran across this interesting article by Keith Bowman about levers and their maintenance: http://rennerusa.com/Technicians/technicians.html Keith suggests sizing the grip like a tennis racket: where the fingers almost touch. And he recommends using WD-40 to clean your tip right after turning rusty pins (I'm overdue!). --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV
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