<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I just purchased the Charles Faulk carbon about a month ago and love it. When I ask about it on this list, someone said it was like going from a Mack truck to a Ferrari. That was my feeling and thought when I used it for the first time. It's like tuning in heaven.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:58 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning Tip Threads</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Maybe its time to retire my Keith Bowman titanium shafted lever. (Boooo-hoo-hoooooo.....:-()</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Among carbon fiber tuning levers, it seems these three are available:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Faulk</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Fujan</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Gluzman lever  </FONT><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.tuningpindriver.com/">http://www.tuningpindriver.com/</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also, I can choose from Watanabe, Hale and Jahn tips/extensions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Anyone care to give an opinion on either or both these - I know I can likely find stuff on the levers in the archives, but I don't recall seeing much on tips.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>