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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My impact lever is a Mahaffey (sp?) =
-type. I forget
whether I got it from Schaff or Pianotek - I think Schaff - it is not in =
the
catalog, you have to ask for it. It is the type of lever originally =
recommended
(several years ago) by Mitch Keil (sp?) of Reyburn Cybertuner. Mitch =
gave a
class at a convention (several years ago) on how to modify that =
lever for
improved performance. I modified mine a little bit by adding felt =
padding and
covering the whole thing with rubber tape (I can't find his handout from =
the
class). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I see now that Reyburn offers custom =
impact levers.
I have not used these, but can only assume that they are the cat's meow =
in the
impact lever world. Mitch uses an impact lever exclusively for all his =
tuning. I
only use mine for pitch raises on tight-pinned uprights. I see that =
Reyburn
advertises that his levers have less of a weight on the end and that =
most levers
are too heavily weighted. I have no doubt that is true - likely the =
reason I
find it difficult to use my lever on many uprights and especially for =
fine
tuning - exactly what he says the trouble is with most impact levers. =
However, I
suspect my heavily weighted lever is exactly what you might want for
pitch-raising tight-pinned uprights.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been tempted for a while now to =
order one of
his levers. I see also that he offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. =
Might be a
good way to go. Give Mitch a call - no doubt he will be able to make =
your head
spin with impact lever talk!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.reyburn.com/cyberhammer.html">http://www.reyburn.com/c=
yberhammer.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net =
href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David
Ilvedson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">OK, speaking of impact wrenches...a =
couple of
days ago I was tuning a lot of uprights at Stanford and I began =
fiddling
around with my new Faulk hammer, using like an impact tuning
wrench. Of course very little throw but I was able to get =
a feel
for what an impact wrench might be like...SO, I'm going to get
one. Let me have it with why your impact tuning hammer is =
the
best. I definitely want a very small throw (I mean =
movement from
side to the other) or adjustable if
possible. </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>