<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>On the other hand, I made my own after a welder added some rod to the Schaff basic hex rod, have about $15 invested, and have had a number of folks say they really like the feel of the two which I always carry.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>les bartlett</DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Avery Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:44 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Tuning Lever for a Beginner </DIV> <DIV></DIV>Mark, You've got a GREAT mentor. Ask him for advice! I doubt he'd recommend a "cheap" tuning lever. Besides, as others have said, in the long run, it's definitely NOT worth it! Avery Todd University of Houston At 10:40 AM 1/16/2007, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">I just joined the list, and I've been going through some of the archives. I'm a pianist, but I've never done any tuning yet. My first training session is this Friday, and I will have the good fortune of being mentored by Jim Coleman, Sr. To me, it seems silly for a complete novice to go out and buy an expensive tuning lever. It's likely I'll eventually get a Fujan, but I'm looking for some advice on what to do right now. I was thinking about just buying a cheap Fisher Price lever on ebay to start with, and then spend more money once I'm further along. The other idea is to buy a "good" lever now, and a "great" lever later, perhaps at two different head angles, so that I will have a good backup for situations that call for a different angle. I just want to make wise decisions in how I spend my tool budget. I'm not opposed to buying a Fujan right now, but that seems kind of like buying a Fazioli for your kid before he's even started taking piano lessons (maybe I'm exaggerating a just a little).</BLOCKQUOTE> -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/631 - Release Date: 01/16/2007 8:25 AM </BODY></HTML> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/631 - Release Date: 01/16/2007 8:25 AM