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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The steep angle and the ball end of the lever take
a little change of technique. It took a couple or 3 tunings for me to get
comfortable with it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now when I use my old lever it feels wrong - but I
suppose I'd adjust back to it if I used it regularly as well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don Mannino</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=shawnbrock@fuse.net href="mailto:shawnbrock@fuse.net">Shawn Brock</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 31, 2003 9:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Switching from "conventional
tuning lever" to carbon fiber.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have finely done it! I have reserved a
carbon fiber tuning hammer from Charles Faulk. He tells me that it will
ship next Thursday. This brings one last question to any of you carbon
fiber users... Do you feel that you had a learning curve when switching
to a carbon fiber lever? Or is it something that you didn't have any
problems with. I just hope it don't slow my tuning time down any at
first. Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn Brock,
RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>