Tuning Tip Threads

[Ron Nossaman]

> Do you know what the exact size threads are used in tuning levers & 
> tips? It seems as though the tips that screw onto extensions are either 
> Hale-type or Watanabe-type - and the threads for screwing the extension 
> onto the lever/hammer shaft are possibly a third size. I need to know 
> exactly what size these threads are so that I can purchase appropriate 
> taps and dies to get me going again....
>  
> Or should I enter the world of Fugan (sp?) or - what's the other 
> new-fangled carbon-fiber thick-shafted lever?????
>  
> Terry Farrell

I think I'm confused, but not sure. I thought you were talking 
about the tip to head joint. Were you talking about the head 
to shaft joint instead?

Ron N