<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>The Jahn is a fine lever. The Fujan might be a bit stiffer than the Jahn, but the main difference would be the weight. The Faulk and Fujan levers both have good stiffness and will weigh _significantly_ less than the Jahn.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Kent</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><br><div><div>On Feb 21, 2008, at 4:08 PM, AlliedPianoCraft 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; "><div><div><font face="Arial">I finally gave up my 43 year old tuning hammer and have been using a Jahn top of the line tuning lever for about a year and a half now. It wasn't because I'm frugal, It's just that I never thought about changing it. The stiffness compared to my old hammer made it so much easier to feel and set the pin.  Now I reading all this talk about  the Fujan and Faulk and how much stiffer they are. Are they $200 to $300 better? and if so, which one is better? It was a big change from my old hammer. Would it be that much of a change again with these?</font></div><div><font face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial">Al Guecia</font></div><div><font face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial">----- Original Message -----</font><div><font face="Arial">From: "Alan Barnard" <</font><a href="mailto:pianotuner@embarqmail.com"><font face="Arial">pianotuner@embarqmail.com</font></a><font face="Arial">></font></div><div><font face="Arial">To: <</font><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><font face="Arial">pianotech@ptg.org</font></a><font face="Arial">></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:10 PM</font></div><div><font face="Arial">Subject: RE: CF carbon fiber lever</font></div></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><font face="Arial">>I have bought an embarrassing number of expensive hammers over the years but no more. I bought the Fujan carbon fiber hammer about a year and a half ago and have stopped my search for the perfect tool.<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> I kept my Jahn extension hammer for the occasional "heavy lifting" and I use it on the top section of grands with a 3" tip, etc., but the Fujan is my workaday buddy. I don't know how it would compare with the Faulk, but it is so light, so stiff, so strong, and so comfortable to use that I do really recommend the Fujan to anyone seriously evaluating hammers. Site is ...<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><a href="http://www.fujanproducts.com/buildtube.php?PHPSESSID=d8c8342d5fd2eda1282c18f2095b7f60"><font face="Arial">http://www.fujanproducts.com/buildtube.php?PHPSESSID=d8c8342d5fd2eda1282c18f2095b7f60</font></a><br><font face="Arial">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> Alan Barnard<br>> Salem, MO<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------<br>> From: "Kent Swafford" <</font><a href="mailto:kswafford@earthlink.net"><font face="Arial">kswafford@earthlink.net</font></a><font face="Arial">><br>> To: "Pianotech List" <</font><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><font face="Arial">pianotech@ptg.org</font></a><font face="Arial">><br>> Received: 2/20/2008 5:26:20 PM<br>> Subject: CF carbon fiber lever<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>I've been using a prototype of a new tuning lever since October. It <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>has a 5/8" carbon fiber shaft, a custom handle, and a full-sleeve <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>aluminum head. The lever is long but still light-weight. The tubular <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>head provides for a very stiff overall feel. I wasn't in the market <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>for a new lever, but I ended up asking to purchase the prototype <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>because I liked it so much.<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>You can see the production version at:<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>><a href="http://www.faulkpiano.com/CFTuningHammer/">http://www.faulkpiano.com/CFTuningHammer/</a><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>Just a happy customer,<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>Kent Swafford<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.<br>>>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 5:39<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>>>PM<br>></font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>