Compact Tuning Lever?

[Alan Barnard]

Try before you buy. Ask chapter members to show you what they are using and
maybe turn a few pins with them.

Longer handles, generally, mean greater torque and more control for tight
pins, etc., and stiffness is a very good quality to look for.

I have a Saucier Wonderwand ball for light, fast work including pitch
raises, but I have a knob-ended Jahn extension hammer for most tuning, like
it a lot.

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


> [Original Message]
> From: Michelle Smith <michelle at cdaustin.com>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 04/04/2006 12:29:57 AM
> Subject: Compact Tuning Lever?
>
> Hello all.  I'd like to purchase a new tuning lever (currently using  
> a student grade) but don't have a ton of money to spend.  Been  
> looking at the Schaff rosewood extension lever and the compact  
> lever.  Can someone please explain the difference between the two  
> (besides size!) and which would be better for general use?
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Michelle Smith
> Student Tuner
> Bastrop, Texas