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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Jarred,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the T-hammer, you can reach Mike =
Swendsen at <A
href="mailto:mike.swendsen@shaw.ca">mike.swendsen@shaw.ca</A></FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the upright impact hammer from =
Keith Bowman,
contact Renner. The website is <A
href="http://www.rennerusa.com">www.rennerusa.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have found both keith and Mike very =
professional
and they both do quality work and offer different options for the wood =
portion
of the handle (my personal recommendation is Coca Bolo hardwood - it's
beautiful!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Corte Swearingen</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au
href="mailto:jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au">Jarred Finnigan</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> Sunday, June 16, 2002 =
6:37 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Inpact leavers</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi There Corte =
Swearingen and
list</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I was interested by your =
post a
little earlier today. I have been tuning for twenty years (age =
15 –
35). I purchased my first leaver in the first week in started my =
apprenticeship, a top of the range hale adjustable leaver. As =
with most
purchases we make in life we will rarely regret a purchase of quality =
and
nearly always rue the cheap and nasty option.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A little over 18 months =
ago I was
introduced to the impact tuning method by Mitch K.. (of reyburn fame) =
while he
was visiting Australia and was instantly won over to the method, it =
just made
logical sense to me avoiding flag polling reducing twist etc. =
Well 18
months latter and I still haven’t done anything about it. I =
have heard
similar comments to yours regarding Schaff’s offering and haven’t =
really heard
definitive comments on other options, until now! I would =
appreciate
contact details for Keith Bowman and Mike Swendsen and any other =
options worth
pursuing. Obviously I would like to try before I buy but living =
in
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Australia</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> I guess
that’s not going to happen. The next best thing is to listen =
to the
recommendations of others that know. I would really appreciate =
your
input.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jarred
Finnigan</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>