<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Greg,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks for your input. I like the idea of lightness = in a tuning hammer for most occasions. The exception being pianos with really = tight pins. Sometimes those types can call for a pronounced nudge that seems = easier to administer with a weighted hammer. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>One other 'downside' is the cost of those Jahn = puppies! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I think Jahn is pronounced like yawn!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A href="mailto:josephspiano@comcast.net">josephspiano@comcast.net</A></DI= V> <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=grahampianos@yahoo.com = href="mailto:grahampianos@yahoo.com">Greg Graham</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> Tuesday, March 01, 2005 = 7:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tuning Lever = Tips</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Joseph, <BR><BR>I've been using the pear-shaped Jahn = tuning hammer<BR>from Pianotek for about a year and like it very much. <BR>I = went with the non-extension, lightweight hammer and<BR>enjoy the = feel.  I used to get a sore palm from my<BR>old, narrow "straight" handled = hammer.  My hand always<BR>feels good now, using any kind of grip (though = I'm<BR>mostly a palm-on-the-end gripper now.) <BR>Very responsive, very rigid, fast = when moving from pin<BR>to pin, and I don't feel like I've been weightlifting.<BR> Nicely made. Tips fit the pins, easy to change = sizes<BR>and angles without a wrench if you buy multiple = heads.<BR> I have two 15 degree heads, one with a #2 star tip,<BR>the other a = #3.  I have one 5 degree head with a #3. <BR>I'll probably get another 5 = degree head someday to<BR>mount a #2.  I started with only one of each head and<BR>tip, and was torqueing them off with the tip wrench. = <BR>Getting the extras saves time and effort.<BR><BR>The only downside I can see to = the Jahn setup is that<BR>they don't use "standard" tips.  If they ever stop<BR>making the tips, it will be time to get a "standard"<BR>hammer.<BR><BR>How do you pronounce Jahn?  Like = John, Jan, Zzhaaan?<BR>Juan?  <BR><BR>Greg Graham<BR><BR><BR>---------------<BR>Pardon the question if it's been = answered before, but<BR>are there any of =<BR>you that use the Jahn hammer = that would care to<BR>comment on its quality =<BR>and fitness for the job? Any = users working with the<BR>ball end version? =<BR>I'm considering a change = from my battered and bruised<BR>Schaff-with-the =<BR>square-head = design.<BR>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>__________________________________ = <BR>Do you Yahoo!? <BR>Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. = <BR><A = href="http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail">http://promotions.yahoo.com= /new_mail</A><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>piano= tech list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>