Yeah it was probably Mitch Kiel...I just remember it was one ugly looking tuning hammer...;-] I've used a standard tuning hammer...Yamaha... for years so I'm not sure how I would come to a "desired shape". How did you make that determination? David Ilvedson ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Kent Swafford <kswafford@earthlink.net> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:21:04 -0500 Subject: Re: Faulk Hammers Not 4 Sale >Duct tape? 8^) I'm a big believer in gaff tape (the stuff they >use on theater stages), but not for tuning levers. >Maybe you are thinking of Mitch Kiel's using bicycle handlebar tape >on a tuning lever handle. >I've come to appreciate the fact that different tuners are >comfortable with different shapes of tuning lever handles. I'm very >grateful to Charles Faulk who was willing to follow my specs as I >honed in on my most desired shape. All my old levers are now unusable >because they feel absolutely wrong in my hand. >Kent >On Jul 13, 2005, at 1:21 AM, David Ilvedson wrote: >> Kent, >> >> Wasn't it you who had an article in the Journal about wrapping your >> hammer in duct tape and stuff to get a shape you wanted? >> >> David I. >> >> >> >> >> Original message >> From: Kent Swafford >> To: Pianotech >> Received: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:36:24 -0500 >> Subject: Faulk Hammers Not 4 Sale >> >> I became a bit obsessed, OK, very obsessed with the tweaking that >> Charles was able to do for me in the shapes of the handles of his >> levers. I now have 3 Faulk titanium levers. Each one is better than >> the other 2. These are by far the best, most comfortable levers I >> have ever used. >> >> Kent >> >> >> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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