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    1. Vol 1 Straight Keys & Hand Keys — Vol 1: The Simplest Key, the Hardest to Master One lever, one pivot, one pair of contacts — and a lifetime in the tuning of it. The anatomy, the adjustment, the fist it builds, and the side-to-side cousin born to save your wrist.
    2. Vol 2 Straight Keys & Hand Keys — Vol 2: The Canon — Military Keys, Great Makers, and Brass The war-surplus J-38 that was everyone's first key, the enclosed navy keys that couldn't spark, the makers from Bunnell to a little firm in Michigan, and the modern brass keys worth saving up for.