I'm not sure why they continue to be referred to as "hammers", but imagine telling the customer you forgot your hammer in the car... (or whatever)... I'm pretty new to the biz, but I was trained with a "hammer", though nowadays I'm trying to use the term "lever". I wonder what it's called in other languages? I know we have German, French, and I believe Dutch represented here on the list. And how about other English-speaking areas? South Africa, Australia, England? Other? Oh, and I also LOVE my CF-A2 LEVER! Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN, USofA On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:08 PM, <byeway222 at aol.com> wrote: > 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/20091217/986a5672/attachment-0001.htm>
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