No, but I use my Bowman ALL the time. Love it. Light, solid, beautiful. I never would have bought one, but I won it as a door prize @ NC Regional several years ago (first time I ever won a darn thing)! I formerly used the heavy extension-type hammer. My Bowman has a ballish end carved as part of the exotic hardwood handle. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Formsma" <jformsma@dixie-net.com> To: "PianoTech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 12:00 PM Subject: Jahn lever > List, > > Wanted to share my experience with the Jahn tuning lever, available thru > Pianotek. I have been using it for about 6-8 weeks now, and really like it. > It is *very* solid, and there is very little (if any) flex. I did not notice > the difference that much at first, but after using it for 2 weeks, I > switched back to my old lever to compare, and there was soooo much > difference. My previous lever was one of those nice looking rosewood Hale > levers sold by Apsco. I had purchased it around March 1999, and it had > already developed play in it by December 1999 (bad collet). Hence, they are > definitely not the "finest...at any price" as advertised by Apsco. (No > surprise, really. However, it could be due to the nudge tuning style I was > using then, which probably causes faster wear on the collet. The Jahn has a > thick hexagonal shaft, and I doubt that problems will ever develop with it.) > > I highly recommend the Jahn. Everything about it has been positive. The tips > are a little tighter than what I was used to which makes fast pitch raises a > tiny bit slower, since it takes a little extra time to get the tip on the > next pin. No big deal, I can use my old lever for speed tuning, and I will > get used to the Jahn as time goes along. It is a touch heavier than the > Hale, but I only notice this when doing pitch raises--fast, repetitive > motions adding up. Even though the price was quite a bit higher than Schaff > or Apsco levers ($235 with one tip), I have not once regretted its purchase. > > Since I have not used Keith Bowman's levers (avail. thru Renner), I have no > comparison to them. I was thinking of buying one at the convention just to > see how the Jahn compares to the Bowman levers. Anyone have experience with > both? > > FWIW, > > John Formsma > Blue Mountain, MS > >
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