<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>The carbon fiber shaft is about the same stiffness as titanium, but is lighter.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>The head is cool. Note that the production head is smaller diameter than that of the prototype in the picture I sent. The advantage of the head is that its tubular configuration provides a stiffer coupling of handle to tip. Actually, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Charles were to consider adapting the aluminum head for his titanium levers as well.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>(My first Faulk titanium lever had an ebony handle that was beautiful, but alas, it split out and had to be replaced.)</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Kent</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><br><div><div>On Feb 20, 2008, at 8:46 PM, Jurgen Goering wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">I am planning to get Charles to make me a custom tuning lever using some ebony I have.   I was just thinking of getting his standard  (up to now) titanium shaft.  Do you think the carbon shaft is that much superior?  The head on the carbon tool seems a bit big and bulky (it is a lot bigger than on the titanium shaft) - does that interfere with sight lines when moving the tool for pin to pin?<br><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><br>Jurgen Goering<br></span></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>