<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Bruce Dornfeld <<a href="mailto:bdornfeld@earthlink.net">bdornfeld@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div> <p> </p><div>I believe that tuners who use a smooth hammer technique prefer a longer lever and that tuners who use a jerk or impact technique benefit from a shorter lever.</div></div></blockquote><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"> </div><div>That makes sense.  I am comfortable with either method, but generally use a smooth pull when possible on grands.  (Some pianos do better with smooth, and some not.)  Verticals are  usually tuned with an impact technique.  Either with the Reyburn CyberHammer, or with a palm on the end of the Fujan II.</div> <div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div></div> <div> </div> <div>Most of you know if you are jerks or smoothies.  What length tuning lever works best for your technique? </div></div></blockquote><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I use the shortest Fujan lever, and wish it could be about an inch or so shorter.  When I'm using the smooth method, the pulling is done with the wrist.  I don't know if others use their arms and shoulders with the smooth method, but I find it easier to let the wrist do the pulling and the thumb do the pushing.</div> <div> </div></div>-- <br>JF