<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2713.1100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hazen,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have made my own (several actually) = thumb switch with parts form RadioShak. Get the smallest momentary switch they have = and some micro-mini plugs. Solderr them up on a piece of 16 guage wire and voila! = Two switches for about five dollars. I think Inventronics sells theirs for = about $40. Theirs is probably prettier and maybe better quality but mine works = fine. Use one of those velcro cable-gathers available at Lowes etc. to hold = the switch on you  handle.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Romano</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Myrtle Beach, SC</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=HazenBannister@cs.com href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 15, 2002 = 10:09 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> hammer switch</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Hi list, = <BR> Has any accutuner users out there used the thumb switch,or hammer = switch,or what ever they call it,as compared to the foot switch.My foot switch has = been band-aided up as much as possible,and I was thinking about trying one = of these. <BR>Thanks much, <BR>Hazen Bannister </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>