<html><body> <DIV>The Schaff lever is also a very good one.  The only complaint is that I need to order a longer head for grands.</DIV> <DIV>Marshall</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- From: ed440@mindspring.com > Sara- > > Hat's off to you for investing in a great tuning lever early in your career! > You will need the 5/8" tip extension for work on some grand pianos. > You will probably eventually want a Reyburn impact hammer for verticals. Try > one at a seminar where Reyburn is exhibiting. > > Ed Sutton > > -----Original Message----- > >From: deanslist <DEANSLIST@COMCAST.NET> > >Sent: Jun 28, 2006 8:21 AM > >To: Pianotech List <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > >Subject: Re: NEWOCTAVE GLOBAL Tuning hammers.... > > > >I have to make a correction to my original post. It came to my attention > >that I do not have > >a New Octave Global hammer. I have an extension hammer that came from & gt; >Vandaking. Sorry for the > >mistake - I ordereda bunch of stuff at one time and was confused about what > >came from where. > >My opinion on the steel extension hammers (excepting any that don't flex > >like the one I have) still stands. > > My preference is for a very stiff lever.When the budget supports it, I am > >sure my kit will have > >quite a collection of hammers. Someday I want to try an impact lever, too. > > > >For those that use the Fujan lever, what setup (head angle, tip length) do > >you use to tune grands? Right now I am using the 5 degree head, and was > >wondering if I will need something different when I evetually get to put a > >lever on a grand. Thanks! > > > >Sara Nash > >Student > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Greg Newell" <GNEWELL@AMERITECH.NET> > >To : "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:39 PM > >Subject: Re: NEWOCTAVE GLOBAL Tuning hammers.... > > > > > >> Sara, > >> I concur completely. You could actually have mine, .... i.e. if > >> you could pry it out of my cold dead fingers. But then you'd probably > >> still be unsuccessful. :-) > >> > >> Greg Newell > >> > >> > >> At 08:37 AM 6/27/2006, you wrote: > >>>I'll second the recommendation for Steve Fujan's levers. >>I also have one > >>>of those New Octave Global hammers - I consider it and the Randy Potter > >>>apprentice lever to be emergency equipment. The flex in the steel really > >>>bothers me. > >>> > >>>Sara Nash > >>>student > >> > >> Gre g Newell > >> Greg's Piano Forté > >> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > >> www.gregspianoforte.com > >> > >> > > > > </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>