Mark, You've got a GREAT mentor. Ask him for advice! I doubt he'd recommend a "cheap" tuning lever. Besides, as others have said, in the long run, it's definitely NOT worth it! Avery Todd University of Houston At 10:40 AM 1/16/2007, you wrote: >I just joined the list, and I've been going through some of the >archives. I'm a pianist, but I've never done any tuning yet. My >first training session is this Friday, and I will have the good >fortune of being mentored by Jim Coleman, Sr. > >To me, it seems silly for a complete novice to go out and buy an >expensive tuning lever. It's likely I'll eventually get a Fujan, but >I'm looking for some advice on what to do right now. I was thinking >about just buying a cheap Fisher Price lever on ebay to start with, >and then spend more money once I'm further along. > >The other idea is to buy a "good" lever now, and a "great" lever >later, perhaps at two different head angles, so that I will have a >good backup for situations that call for a different angle. I just >want to make wise decisions in how I spend my tool budget. I'm not >opposed to buying a Fujan right now, but that seems kind of like >buying a Fazioli for your kid before he's even started taking piano >lessons (maybe I'm exaggerating a just a little). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070116/bec4e435/attachment.html
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