<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Uh, yeah, I have. Works great with a little brass = drift for scooting wires around on the bridge, capo seating of wires, etc. I mean, = it does say  'hammer" in all of the catalogues, right?  :-)  :-)   :-)  It's tricky, though, as the hitting surface = will always be 5 degrees off tangent to the strike line.  More = :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Say, no one has written about the <U>Jahn</U> ball = end hammer yet. I'd be most interested in the reinforced angle of that head piece = and how it feels when tuning stiff pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A href="mailto:josephspiano@comcast.net">josephspiano@comcast.net</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <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"><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> Tuesday, March 01, 2005 = 4:13 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning Lever = Tips</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hey, you haven't been using that tuning hammer as a = hammer have you?...;-]<BR><BR>David Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Joseph Alkana = <JOSEPHSPIANO@COMCAST.NET><BR>To: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 11:41:10 -0800<BR>Subject: Re: Tuning Lever Tips<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2>Pardon the question if it's been = answered before, but are there any of you that use the <U>Jahn</U> hammer that = would care to comment on its quality and fitness for the job? Any users working = with the ball end version? I'm considering a change from my battered and = bruised Schaff-with-the square-head design.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A = href="mailto:josephspiano@comcast.net">josephspiano@comcast.net</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr href="mailto:quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr">Quentin Codevelle</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 01, 2005 = 11:23 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tuning Lever Tips = </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Watanabe sells the Yamaha = tools.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They are great.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The standard tuning hammer is = excellent and their tips are great too.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A = href="http://watanabemusical.com/ehome.html">http://watanabemusical.com= /ehome.html</A> (thank you richard for the adress ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM= L>