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<DIV><FONT size=2>I carry a one piece gooseneck tuning lever for =
tuning the
upper treble. It is 9" in length with a 2 1/2" tip at 10 degrees
and clears the all struts I've run into very nicely. It is =
short
enough that you can tune with he lid down on most pianos if you have =
to. I
don't see a reason to go longer than that on the tip. Though one =
can
certainly tune with a long tip, I find it much easier to control the pin =
when
the tip is shorter and stiffer. For the rest of the piano I use a =
1 1/2"
tip at 10 degrees on an extension hammer with a short =
handle.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Billbrpt@AOL.COM =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> December 01, 2001 8:27 =
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning lever =
heads</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
12/1/01 9:57:31 AM Central Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">cedel@supernet.com</A> (Clyde =
Hollinger)
<BR>writes: <BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
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solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE">Somewhere along the line I picked up the idea that the =
shorter
the tuning lever <BR>head, the better, so I am hesitant to buy a 4", =
5" or
6" head, especially when <BR>I need it for only one piano. =
Advice,
anyone</BLOCKQUOTE>?</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial =
color=#000000 size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BR><BR>I am *hopelessly* right handed. =
Even
tendinitis and torn rotator cuff disorders could not get me to learn =
to tune
left handed. Therefore, in the high treble sections of grands, I =
have
used a 6" tip now for over 20 years. Again, I strictly avoid any =
pin
bending. I also use other longer tips to clear high plate struts =
on some
grands and verticals. <BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial =
color=#000000
size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Bill Bremmer RPT <BR>Madison, Wisconsin =
<BR><A
href="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b =
r e m m e r
. c o m =-</A> </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>