Carbon fiber durability

[David Ilvedson]

I would be interested if those with Charles' CF hammers would let me know their hammer dimensions.   My titanium hammer is just over 11 inches and the ball is just under 2 inches.   Charles has an ebony hammer but it is 10 & 3/8" and the ball is 1 & 3/4 ".   I'm trying to decide if that might be a problem for me....?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "John Formsma" <formsma at gmail.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 9/8/2008 6:38:08 PM
Subject: Re: Carbon fiber durability


>On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:22 AM, <erwinspiano at aol.com> wrote:

>> Cy
>>   The watanabe tip seems to be a bit floppy & I returned one to get
>> something that fit better. I heard one other critiques like this as well.
>> In fairness, tune an entire piano to get a true taste of this device.
>>   Dale
>>
>>
>>  While I'm greatly pleased that engineers like Steve Fujan are tackling
>> the problems we face every day (using actual science rather than
>> speculation!), I was surprised to find that I didn't like his lever when I
>> tried it in Kansas City.  I didn't get to tune -- it was just a pin in a
>> board -- but I didn't like the feel of the grip, or the movement of the
>> pin.  I tuned with a lot of different levers at NBSS.
>>
>> Has anyone else found a learning curve with this lever?
>>
>> --Cy--
>>

>I think you'll love the lever after you've used it for a week.  I guess you
>could say there's a learning curve.  However, what you learn is that you're
>not feeling as much with your old lever!  And you notice that more after
>you've gotten used to the Fujan and try to tune with your old one.  When I
>got mine, there was a 30 day return privilege.  Can hardly go wrong with
>that.

>I do use a homemade lever on occasion, as that seems to work better in
>certain applications.

>The Watanabe tip on my Fujan is a bit sloppy, but not overly so.  A Jahn #2
>tip is nearly perfect.  If someone preferred a Jahn #2 or #3, he could go
>with the Faulk lever.  Or, if enough people wanted a Fujan with the Jahn
>tips, I bet Steve would do it.

>-- 
>JF