The Charles Faulk tuning lever is super. It's not just the stiffness but the light weight. The number of times you lift a lever from one pin to another on one tuning is considerable and for tuners who are gradually experiencing a few of the aches and pains which come with advancing years, this reduction in weightlifting is surely welcome. Whilst on the subject of this particular tool, can someone tell me why levers are constantly and unthinkingly referred to as 'hammers'. Does this come from the time when most tuners actually used T hammers? (I still use one for oblong tuning pins and for tapping in the occasional loose pin with a pin setter). Do any of the new lever designers refer to their tools as 'hammers'? It actually annoys me as much as piano owners referring to their pianos as 'she'. Bijou rant over.! ric -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091217/bf620e6c/attachment.htm>
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