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Hi all,

A lot of people are talking about Fujan tuning lever. I wonder where you can buy it. I didn't see it in the catalog from 2 of my regular supply houses.

Thanks

Thanks, grandpianoman.

I didn't know Fujan is so pricy.
Maybe it's not for me, for now.

I was thinking of buying one, but I already have 4 hammers, so it's hard to justify. I probabaly will though. Usually I keep one in the shop, one stashed in the car(in case I ever forget my tool bag. Don't laugh, it happens), one in the truck, and one that I carry around. Remember, you can never have too many tools.... That's what I keep telling my wife.

Very true

:p

Mark, my boss's new Fujan looks identical to yours.

You lucky duck. I want one! I'm saving up.

I had the aluminum, loved it. Bought the carbon fiber, love it even more. I'll never go back to a regular hammer. Extra extensions are great also. The lever costs about the price of 4 tunings, so to me that's not that expensive.

I'm planning to purchase one too. I emailed Steve to see if I could get one with a screw top so I can store a tuning fork and mutes inside.

The handle and head are both screw tops, but there is not as much room in there as the aluminum, I think your fork and mutes would just get stuck in there.

Just out of curiosity, what's the OD of the graphite shaft?

I guess you mean outside diameter? If so it's exactly 1.175 inches.

My Fujan arrived today. It looks great. I'll take it out for a test drive tomorrow.

Really, this is one area where I think that we as technicians should splurge and get the best tuning hammer we can possibly buy. There is no tool that is in our hands more, or will make more of a difference in our daily lives. In comparison to how much use it will get, the cost is pretty small.

Mark Purney... does that carry case come with the hammer? THey don't show it on the web site... only a tan leather one, kinda looks like a bow quiver.

Mark Purney... does that carry case come with the hammer? They don't show it on the web site... only a tan leather one, kinda looks like a bow quiver.

If not, where do you buy it from? How much?

The tan leather case Steve sells is absolutely perfect - compartmentalized inside to hold another tube. And, soft? As I told Steve, some days I'd like to sleep in there! Mark's case is actually a knife case, I think, but I forget where he got it . . . Get a Fujan carbon fiber - best hammer money can buy, period, end of story.

I put the Fujan through the paces yesterday, and am really impressed so far. The thing that suprised me was how much I liked the weight. I knew it wouldn't be as heavy, but I didn't think that it would make much of a difference. It really made it easier to tune quickly. Also, something about the shape of the head and tip made it easier for me to move from note to note. Maybe part of that is the weight and balance of it. I had a long day yesterday, with too much to do... A couple of concert tunings, and then three other grands that were off pitch and need to be tuned twice. Also, a couple of hundred miles of driving total. It would have been much more difficult to get it all done with my regular hammer. I am very happy with this purchase.

Yes, the case I bought is a padded knife case:
http://www.maxpedition.com/product/product_case_r14.htm

I didn't realize Steve's carrying quiver was leather, or I may have been more inclined to try that one first. It almost looks like fabric in the photo.

After so many comments, and gives myself a cooling down period of 2 month, I cannot resist myself to put an order today, although I have already have a watanabe hammer (an immovable, 2# tip, which i bought it as the cheapest watanabe), and only tune no more than three pianos per month...

I think I want one too now. Don't tell my wife.