<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:22 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com">erwinspiano@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Cy<br>   The watanabe tip seems to be a bit floppy & I returned one to get something that fit better. I heard one other critiques like this as well.  In fairness, tune an entire piano to get a true taste of this device.<br>   Dale<br> <br> <br> <div><div class="Ih2E3d"> <div><font size="2">While I'm greatly pleased that engineers like Steve Fujan are tackling the problems we face every day (using actual science rather than speculation!), I was surprised to find that I didn't like his lever when I tried it in Kansas City.  I didn't get to tune -- it was just a pin in a board -- but I didn't like the feel of the grip, or the movement of the pin.  I tuned with a lot of different levers at NBSS.</font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">Has anyone else found a learning curve with this lever?</font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">--Cy--</font></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>I think you'll love the lever after you've used it for a week.  I guess you could say there's a learning curve.  However, what you learn is that you're not feeling as much with your old lever!  And you notice that more after you've gotten used to the Fujan and try to tune with your old one.  When I got mine, there was a 30 day return privilege.  Can hardly go wrong with that. </div> <div><br></div><div>I do use a homemade lever on occasion, as that seems to work better in certain applications.</div><div><br></div><div>The Watanabe tip on my Fujan is a bit sloppy, but not overly so.  A Jahn #2 tip is nearly perfect.  If someone preferred a Jahn #2 or #3, he could go with the Faulk lever.  Or, if enough people wanted a Fujan with the Jahn tips, I bet Steve would do it. </div> <br>-- <br>JF<br> </div>