Fujan lever, import

[John Formsma]

This is perhaps the one negative of the Fujan, but only if you don't
have the extension tip.

I'm using a 5 degree head with the extension, and only have clearance
issues on the capo of certain Young Chang grands. Most everything else
works fine. If I have clearance problems in the capo section, I just
tune left-handed and call it good. It's a little slower for me, but it
works, and it's not that frequent.

If you're in a hurry, I'm sure you can find someone who would let you
try it out...gratis. :)

JF

On 5/8/07, David Boyce <David at piano.plus.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
>