<!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 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 15px" bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have the Faulk with the carbon fiber shaft. It is very stiff and very light. A beautiful tuning lever to work with. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>By design, I would think the Fujan could be stiffer, but I don't own one. Too 'way out there' design for an old traditionalist.</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 style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jpdraine@gmail.com href="mailto:jpdraine@gmail.com">J Patrick Draine</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:06 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=dnereson@4dv.net href="mailto:dnereson@4dv.net">David Nereson</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: stiffest tuning hammer</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>David, <DIV>You are probably referring to the Fujan tuning lever. See <<A href="http://www.fujanproducts.com/">http://www.fujanproducts.com/</A>>.</DIV> <DIV>Charles Faulk also makes fine tuning levers, which now feature a carbon fiber shaft <<A href="http://www.faulkpiano.com/">http://www.faulkpiano.com/</A>>. Charles was the first to use a titanium shaft on his levers.</DIV> <DIV>I own a Fujan lever, and a titanium shaft Faulk lever. Both are excellent tools. Others on the list have the current Faulk model with the carbon fiber shaft, and can give their own testimonial regarding the most recent version.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Patrick Draine</DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 2:21 AM, David Nereson <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:dnereson@4dv.net">dnereson@4dv.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow">    What's the brand name of the stiffest tuning hammer available, made of carbon fiber, I believe?  How much do they cost?  Why aren't there ads in the Journal?  Or are there, and I just don't recognize them as the hammer I'm thinking of?  It's been mentioned on this list </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow">    --David Nereson, RPT</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>