<html> <body> 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 type=cite class=cite 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></body> </html>