Watanabe and Jahn tuning levers

[Isaac OLEG]

Greg,
I use one of their ancient models with a hex head, but a standard
wooden handle.

They are robust but I find them a bit too heavy for fine work (the
head is really heavy sometime it is cool, sometime no)

Don't expect to be changing the tip's head direction every then or
then ,because you will use the thread if doing so.

The tips are very robust, but I my lever is having a bit of play at
the collar (where the handle locks on the extension)

But, as I said my extension is round, the play is in the center of the
handle axis, not thru the length, of course. an hex extension would
not have that play.

The tips goes from N?1 thru N?4 so this is complete.

A friend of mine have a Watanabee, it is standard and very heavily
build.

I use now a very cheap lever from Yamaha most of the time (fixed
length and light) and I like it.
I tend to prefer light tools actually anyway.

Hope that helps

Good luck

Isaac OLEG


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Greg Newell
> Envoye : mardi 26 novembre 2002 22:31
> A : pianotech@ptg.org; MPT@philbondi.com
> Objet : Watanabe and Jahn tuning levers
>
>
> Listees,
>          I was all but ready to order a Watanabe lever a
> few moments ago.
> Whether or not that became my primary lever or not is up to
> trial. While I
> was on the phone with Pianotek they told me about the Jahn
> levers they
> carry. They are a German offering where the head has the
> female part of the
> thread and the tip has the male thread. Also the head is
> reversible for
> short or long reach. They claim a very positive feel with
> the tips from
> this manufacturer as well. Apparently most of the weight is
> in the head and
> not the handle so it is a little different to get used to.
> There is a
> picture of it in the price list but not the body of the
> catalogue. On the
> phone they mentioned that it also comes with a pear shaped
> end on the
> wooden handle for more comfort with uprights. My question?
> Has anyone tried
> this one?
>
> Greg Newell
> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
>