CF carbon fiber lever

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I finally gave up my 43 year old tuning hammer and have been using a Jahn top of the line tuning lever for about a year and a half now. It wasn't because I'm frugal, It's just that I never thought about changing it. The stiffness compared to my old hammer made it so much easier to feel and set the pin.  Now I reading all this talk about  the Fujan and Faulk and how much stiffer they are. Are they $200 to $300 better? and if so, which one is better? It was a big change from my old hammer. Would it be that much of a change again with these?

Al Guecia


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Barnard" <pianotuner at embarqmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:10 PM
Subject: RE: CF carbon fiber lever


>I have bought an embarrassing number of expensive hammers over the years but no more. I bought the Fujan carbon fiber hammer about a year and a half ago and have stopped my search for the perfect tool.
> 
> I kept my Jahn extension hammer for the occasional "heavy lifting" and I use it on the top section of grands with a 3" tip, etc., but the Fujan is my workaday buddy. I don't know how it would compare with the Faulk, but it is so light, so stiff, so strong, and so comfortable to use that I do really recommend the Fujan to anyone seriously evaluating hammers. Site is ...
> 
> http://www.fujanproducts.com/buildtube.php?PHPSESSID=d8c8342d5fd2eda1282c18f2095b7f60
> 
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, MO
> 
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Kent Swafford" <kswafford at earthlink.net>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Received: 2/20/2008 5:26:20 PM
> Subject: CF carbon fiber lever
> 
> 
>>I've been using a prototype of a new tuning lever since October. It  
>>has a 5/8" carbon fiber shaft, a custom handle, and a full-sleeve  
>>aluminum head. The lever is long but still light-weight. The tubular  
>>head provides for a very stiff overall feel. I wasn't in the market  
>>for a new lever, but I ended up asking to purchase the prototype  
>>because I liked it so much.
> 
>>You can see the production version at:
> 
>>http://www.faulkpiano.com/CFTuningHammer/
> 
> 
>>Just a happy customer,
> 
>>Kent Swafford
> 
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