Fujan lever

[david at piano.plus.com]

Dale, that makes complete sense about the ease of changing heads rather
than tips! I'll think about getting a spare head in due course.

I must say the Fujan lever gives a feeling of great power and control.
It's as if a set of variables has been eliminated (which in truth it has -
the flexing, and inertia to flexing, etc of a steel shaft) and you have a
more direct connection to the tuning pin.

The first time I used the Fujan properly was on two school
uprights(Marshall & Rose) and I was just delighted with how easily they
tuned up and sounded sweet(the school has six pianos but is closing in a
few weeks for a new build, so they just wanted two done for music exams).

There's no way I could ever go back now to the Fletcher and Newman
standard lever I've been using for 20 years.  I will keep my other
interchangeable-head lever in my case as I have a head for oblong pins,
which I occasionally meet.

Best,

David.


"Hi David
  Yes, yes, join the Fujan revolution! Pronounced (Fuyan) according to the
hammers maker.  I have used to for about 2 months & love tuning again.
I like the 15 degree head but as you've discovered sometimes it needs
the extension which I just received.  I also bought the 5 degree head
with extension & with the short tip it mimics the spec on my Yamaha
hammer  set up.  A very good hammer in it's own right but the other day
I was tuning a Steinway  B we restored &  I'm very familiar with the
pinblock feel so I pulled out the Yamaha only to discover how truly
heavy it is compared to the Fujan. I find that with the extra head it's
easier to spin the head out of the handle than to change tips. Just my 2
cents
  Dale"