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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For my technical on tuning levers next =
week I'm
planing on taking my laptop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can show pictures of some newly =
designed tuning
levers to the other members.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone has any pictures they could =
send me by
e-mail</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will be glad to show =
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:ddurand@kc.rr.com">ddurand@kc.rr.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have some good pictures of the Juan =
tuning lever
now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daryl Durand, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianoman@accessus.net =
href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">James
Grebe</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> Thursday, January 09, =
2003 3:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning =
Levers</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano Tuner-Technician</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jurjens@tpg.com.au =
href="mailto:jurjens@tpg.com.au">Scott &
Jason Jackson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PianoTech mailing list</A> ; <A
title=ddurand2@kc.rr.com =
href="mailto:ddurand2@kc.rr.com">DTuner</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 08, =
2003 1:01
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Juan Tuning =
Lever</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daryl,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have you read this report by
Michael Musial about a Jahn hammer?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In regards to this an all other =
extension
hammers. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> A few years ago =
I attended
the class of Charles Faulk and his designing of the titanium tuning
lever.. I purposely did not save his class notes so I could go =
through
the same adventure of trial and error. However he was my =
inspiration
to go down this particular road. It inspired me to work on my =
own
along the same path. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> All =
extension levers
have the same charactieristic. The compression fitting is at =
the
business end of the steel or whatever material is used. No =
matter how
long the shaft extends into the handle it is effectively rendered =
useless as
the flex begins right at the compression fitting. To me =
the
logical solution for this is to make the lever not adjustable. =
I have
designed mine to fit as far into the handle as possible. The =
more
shaft and the more solidly it contacts the inside of the handle the =
more
positive the hammer is going to feel. I have chosen to use =
Schaff's
lever shafts which accepts a variety of tuning heads. In the =
hammers I
have made, I have used not extremely heavy exotic woods on the bulk =
of the
handle but attached a larger piece of denser wood =
to the
end so a ball like end is able to be turned. The handle is =
also not
just uniformly round but shaped more to fit the contour of your =
partailly
closed hand gripping it. This way it gives you a choice of =
grips.
1. Along the handle and close to where the shaft comes out of =
the
handle or 2. at the ball end and because of the extra weight =
of the
denser hardwood it sort of acts like an impact type feel giving you =
a little
more ooomph on moving tight pins. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> On the matter of =
the threads
of the shaft I believe that Schaff plates the shaft after the =
threads are
cut which can leave them sort of rough. Finally the tuning =
head will
cut through the plating and then the tips can be put on and took off =
easily. I was always one to prefer a light hammer as I felt it =
allowed
me to fel more what the pin was doing or not doing.. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Whatver kind of =
hammer you
get, it also needs to be gotten comfortable with through use every =
day on
all kinds of pianos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just my opinion.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
=
href="http://www.neesium.com/piano/jahn/">http://www.neesium.com/piano/=
jahn/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scott Jackson<BR>Jurjens =
Pianos<BR>Wollongong
Australia</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ddurand2@kc.rr.com =
href="mailto:ddurand2@kc.rr.com">DTuner</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> Monday, 6 January =
2003
4:44</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Juan Tuning =
Lever</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone know where I can get =
info on the
Juan Tuning Lever</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will be doing a technical at a =
PTG meeting
this month about different types of tuning levers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daryl Durand,
RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>