List, I'm interested in buying a new tuning hammer. I tried Dave Ilvedson's Faulk Titanium tuning hammer, and like it a lot. I have also been reading the enthusiastic endorsements of carbon fiber hammers from those of you who have bought them. I notice that the shortest Faulk carbon fiber (actually the CF-A and CF-T) hammers are 11", where the titanium hammers are 10 1/2" to 12". Dave's hammer is 10 1/2", and Ken Burton recommends a 10" hammer in his book, "Different Strokes". Do carbon fiber hammers work differently from titanium and steel, where it's better to have a longer hammer? Norman Dutton Dutton Piano Service
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