<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> <P>Me.</P> <P>My first ball end was a Saucier Wander Wand. Liked it except it's a little to light and flexy for me.</P> <P>I now use the ball end Jahn extension (Pianotek sells 'em). They aren't cheap but I love the heft and the secure, solid feel of it. It has a relatively small "ball" so I can use the gear-shift grip or the traditional spread-finger push-pull for (as Liz Baker named it) "jiggle, jerk, and bang" tuning. Also, the long, non-conical threading of tips and reversible heads is just great.<BR><BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR>Joshua 24:15<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: reggaepass@aol.com<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 01/17/2007 8:59:48 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Tuning Lever for a Beginner<BR><BR> <DIV align=left> How many other ball-end lever lovers are there?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan E.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BR>-----Original Message-----<BR> <DIV class=AOLPlainTextBody id=AOLMsgPart_0_7f02b955-1d07-4e56-9f56-c4a867484e18> </DIV> <DIV class=AOLPlainTextBody> After a number of years with a nylon handled non-extension Scaff lever, and another number of years with a lovely laminated handle Hale extension lever, I made a ball end lever with a 1.25" track ball purchased at a garage sale for $0.50, and a 9" length of 7/16" stainless steel rod I had salvaged from some long forgotten carcass, for possible future use. </DIV> <DIV class=AOLPlainTextBody> <BR>Ron N <BR></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> <A href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target=_blank><B>Check out the new AOL</B></A>. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.<BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>