This piano tuning is the best tuning lever for an early professional tuner available on Amazon.

While it is not a state-of-the-art tuning lever, it has all of the qualities of a high end tuning lever, without the extra comfort and tuning tip fit as one.

The kit does not have extensive accessories, but as long as a beginner piano technician has some other piano tools in their tool bag, then this would be the perfect piano hammer upgrade.

Xuyiyue Piano Tuning Lever and Tool Kit

This lever is a "knock-off" of the Steve Fujan CarbonTube Piano Tuning Lever.

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The Xuyiyue is a lever that has great rigidity to it and weighs little due to the carbon fiber material

The designer made an effort for the handle to be ergonomic, though it isn't perfect.

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Xuyiyue Piano Tuning Kit

This kit includes tuning tools such as:

• 1 Xuyiyue Tuning Lever

• 1 add-on extension

• 1 interchangeable handle

• 2 extra long rubber mutes

• 2 small rubber mutes with handles

• 1 piano tuning kit case

There are few extra accessories in this kit, which may not be helpful especially to piano tuners who are starting at the very beginning.

The tuning lever tip is an added bonus.

This #2 sized tuning lever tip that is best suited for larger tuning pins that are about 4 aught in size.

While it's nice to have a complimentary tuning lever tip, it's always good to source tuning lever tips from high quality sources or piano supply warehouses and tool makers.

Here's the pro's and con's of this particular lever, which in general is much better than other hammers available on Amazon.

Pros:

• lightweight

• rigid

• ergonomic

• also relatively inexpensive

• extendable

• different types of handles

• less energy loss (rigidity)

• replaceable tip

Cons:

• Heavier than state-of-the-art tuning levers

• More expensive than other levers on Amazon

• May feel awkward to tune with; design could use further refinement for feel

In my years of experience, these are commonly agreed upon qualities that piano technicians agree on.

The Xuyiyue Piano Tuning Lever

Owners may prefer to opt against the ergonomic handle provided.

This silver handle keeps to the general shape of the lever at the end. Personally, I would prefer the rounded shape end rather than the straight edged handle.

The lever may be extended for extra leverage.

I think the extension was a good concept, however, when it comes to implementation it's more of a gimmick that doesn't offer much of an added benefit.

I credit the designer for implementing the idea of extending the lever with add-on pieces, though I think it falls short of having much of a benefit.

Below, it's apparent that the tuning lever tips can be interchangeable.

This is helpful to those seeking a higher quality tuning lever tip which can provide:

• tight fit around the tuning pins

• Increased sensitivity

• replace worn tips

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All in all, I would rank the Xiyuyue hammer highest among the piano tuning levers available on Amazon.

If you come across a better piano tuning hammer on Amazon, please let me know!!

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