This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Nope, well before they were marketing any type of impact lever. His = class described a number of modifications he recommended to make to the = Mahaffey-type impact lever (his opinion was that the Mahaffey-type was = the best starting point). I seem to remember that some of the = recommended changes included shortening the shaft length, decreasing the = weight size, and adding padding - pretty much what his new levers look = like. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Ilvedson=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: Re: Impact LEVERS, was: Impact hammers Gee, I wonder why Mitch would criticize that lever...? Was this = after Reyburn's Cyberhammer came out by any chance? David I. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Original message From: Farrell=20 To: Pianotech=20 Received: 9/19/2005 3:18:04 AM Subject: Re: Impact LEVERS, was: Impact hammers Schaff sells exactly that - the Otto Keys impact lever (yes, they = advertise it as a lever!). I remember that Mitch Keil (sp?) of = Cybertuner fame offered significant criticism of that lever in his = convention class on impact levers. I don't remember exactly what the = criticism was though. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 =20 Why not just design an impact hammer in which the weight can be = moved up or down the shaft depending on the amount of force required for = a particular piano or level of fine tuning. Since you grip the hammer = at the head it shouldn't matter. Maybe someone has already, I haven't = really looked at them all. David Love ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/60/9f/08/28/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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