How could one tip fit all? I find I like a #1 tip for most older uprights and some Steinways. A number 2 works for most pianos, and I like to have a number 3 for pianos that have been restrung with oversize pins. Sometimes I like the number 3 for pitch raises because it goes on the pins more quickly. When I first started out I used a #2 tip for everything. About 10 years ago I started getting pickier about the fit of the tip on the pin. Especially with the Levitan lever. The extra rigidity gives great feedback making the fit seem even more noticeable. On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 7:32 AM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > Great thinking, Ryan. > > I was under the impression that the Levitan lever was designed to work on > most any piano without the need to change tips. For which piano(s) are you > needing to change tips, and why? > > A 15º head with the extension on my Fujan works with every piano I tune > regularly. Before, I was using a 5º with extension, and it didn't work on a > few. There are two pianos I tune that need the thin-wall tip. I keep an old > Hale with that tip in the trunk. When I need it, it's always there, and I > don't have to worry about fiddling with changing tips. > > -- > JF > > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I love my Levitan tuning lever that I purchased from pianotek last year. >> Nearly as stiff and light as a Fujan, but less weird looking and only $135. >> The only kicker is that the head is welded to the shaft for extra rigidity, >> thus I can't switch tips simply by switching heads like I used to on my old >> lever. So I had to go back to using a tip wrench. Well, one day to my >> chagrin I left it in my shop and needed to switch tips in the field. >> Neccesity, being the mother of invention, stimulated my creativity. I >> discovered that the large flat blade screwdriver that fits in a tuning >> wrench for tightening plate screws used with a small crescent wrench works >> beautifully! Now I don't need to carry the tip wrench at all, saving several >> ounces in my kit! >> >> -- >> Ryan Sowers, RPT >> Puget Sound Chapter >> Olympia, WA >> www.pianova.net >> > > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100402/1bbdf8f1/attachment.htm>
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