Hi Dean, List, My experience is similar - I very rarely change a tip. In fact, I don't even remember the last time. It seems I'm always able to find a way to work through my situation, usually that means simply changing the lever's position on the pin. I mean, we DO have the whole clock to work with, not just around 12 or 1 o'clock. And, by the same token, I've been test driving a Fujan from a colleague, and have similarly found I've been able to work through my difficulties "nearly" always, and that's with the "standard" configuration. FWIW William R. Monroe On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>wrote: > I use a Yamaha hammer with some #2 tip I got somewhere years ago. It was > considerably stiffer than my old extension lever and i don't seem to notice > any fatigue from the weight. I get little enough work out that I'm not > looking to reduce what my "heavy" Yamaha hammer gives me. > > I never change tips, either. I carry a short thin wall tip on the extension > part of an extension lever that I use for the rare pins my Yamaha hammer > won't reach or fit. > > > *Dean* > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On > Behalf Of *John Ross > > > I wouldn't like a hammer that required changing tips all the time. > I have a Tuners Supply hammer with a #2 tip, and can't remember the last > time I changed a tip. > I do have a thin walled tip on a tip adaptor that has a square head for the > odd too close pin situation. > I have another Tuners Supply hammer with the long tip for grands. > I have used them both since the late 70's. > I tried other hammers briefly at the conventions, but never felt the need > to upgrade. > John Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110207/337053d1/attachment.htm>
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