Tuning Lever Design

[Don]

Hi Ron,

In theory I think a T lever that can impact would be a two handed option.
Otherwise only tune pianos with playing mechanisms?

At 10:40 PM 8/17/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>
>If you want a guaranteed no flex pin turning approach that 
>clears the capo, get yourself a T hammer, and learn to tune 
>with three hands. Otherwise, pay attention and observe how 
>hammer position and any of the virtually infinite directions 
>in which you can apply force affect pin flex, and adjust your 
>methods to accommodate. A piano can be tuned with pretty much 
>any available configuration of tip and lever length, and 
>angle. It's a matter of the operator working it in a manner 
>appropriate to the configuration. It is, after all, considered 
>to be an acquired skill.
>Ron N
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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