Hi John:
I used one of these for years, but had trouble over time with the
heating element burning out. I'm now using a barbeque lighter with an
adjustable flame. It doesn't have a warmup time, easy to control, doesn't
char the shank and is even cheaper.
Be careful of setting the piano on fire-DAMHIK !
Mike Kurta
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