My new Fujan lever arrived Friday morning and I took it with me as I drove to England to visit a friend for the weekend. He had acquired an old piano that I promised to tune. For those in the UK buying a (beautiful) Fujan lever, I had to pay VAT (Value Added Tax) on the imported lever, and in addition, Parcelforce charged a "Clearance Fee". The total came to £44.77 (about eighty-nine Dollars). In the end I couldn't use my new lever on my friend's piano! The rear half of the top lid overhung the pin block by too great an amount, and the pins were particularly small. I would have needed the 5/8" extension and a small head, both of which I will now order. So in the end I used my Heckschers lever with small head. I reflected that my tuning lever was worth more than the piano, a fine example of cheap turn-of-20th-century English piano making at its inimitable worst. I'm attaching a photo of a lovely arrangement of tuning pins - don't you like the two holes that almost merge? So I'm still waiting to try out my new Fujan! Best, David. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Robs piano pins.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 47251 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070508/4c56a0e1/attachment-0003.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Fujan on Robs piano.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 56430 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070508/4c56a0e1/attachment-0004.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Heckscher on Robs.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 60296 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070508/4c56a0e1/attachment-0005.jpg
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