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Good starter kitJan 16, 2010
By J. Carlisle
"Mechanical Engineer"
I purchased the sister kit to this one ( one model down with no tuning fork or case because I purchased a chromatic tuner Korg CA-40 Large Display Auto Chromatic Tuner and Korg CM-100L Clip On Contact Microphone For Tuners instead and wanted to save $$$) My kit included the same 12" Star Tip Tuning Hammer (2) 3" x 3/8" Rubber Mutes with handles (2) 4" x 1/2" Rubber Mutes, Muting Felt temperament strip 5/8"x50" Wool Strip Mute. The hammer fit solidly over the pins of a Wurlitzer upright piano and has a good feel. ( no backlash or slop when changing direction). The balance point of my hammer is the metal ring at the base of the wood handle that clamps the metal shaft into the handle. This gives the hammer good balance. Not much to say about the mutes, they work. The only thing missing from this kit in my view is a wedging device to inset the wool strip mute in between the strings. My tuning book says to gently use a flat blade screwdriver to chink the felt in between notes but I recommend you pick up a 1" wide plastic drywall taping knife or spatula from your local hardware store which is softer, thinner an thus less likely to cause damage. Bon Tool 18-409-B0 Straight Plastic Knives, Width: 1 1/2"
In summary - Kit contains all you really need ( except a good ear) to bring a few notes back in into tune.
And remember slow and gentle and never turn the handle more than 1/16 of a turn in any one motion.
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