<div dir="ltr">I too was not particularly impressed, but that was entirely due to the presentation. So I waited 'til later in the week, when things were slower, and (with Steve's permission) went over to some real pianos to try it out. The tip wasn't a very good fit for the pins though, so I still wasn't sure. I finally bought one a year ago, and am quite satisfied with it. Finding the right tip for any given piano seems to be an ongoing process for me; I change them often.<div>
Patrick Draine<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Cy Shuster <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cy@shusterpiano.com">cy@shusterpiano.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<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>
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<div><font size="2">--Cy--</font></div>
<div><font size="2">ABQ, NM</font></div>
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<div style="background:#e4e4e4;font:10pt arial"><b>From:</b>
<a title="erwinspiano@aol.com" href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com" target="_blank">erwinspiano@aol.com</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 08, 2008 7:16
AM</div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: Carbon fiber
durability</div>
<div><br></div><br></div><div class="Ih2E3d"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Carbon
fiber fans...Mark,Barb, Don.....</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> It's great to see these
becoming the wave of the future. we bought Dennis one of the Fujans upon
graduation from North Bennett st. When his tools were stolen last year it was
the very first thing he ordered. <br><br> I typically use the 15 degree
head with a short tip. I also purchased another complete
head piece with a 5 degree angle and attached a longer tip via a
tip extension in the event tall struts become an issue .Also this
set up is handy on some uprights where the lid clearance is an issue.
All this is a rare occasion. I do like the way the different angle
feels on some pinss well. I find it an easy quick change to simply screw the
head on & off as opposed to changing tips. I love this tool & enjoy
tuning so much more than before. There's nothing like good
equipment.<br> Dale</font></div></blockquote></div>
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