Hi Mary, It is possible to learn to tune without *excessive force*. My *time* for that when I started breaking hammer shanks on brand new upgrights. At 12:30 PM 02/14/2000 -0600, you wrote: >Dear List, > >I have a somewhat medical (though tuning-related) question for y'all. >I am developing some pretty serious aches and pains in my left >shoulder/arm/wrist. Also, tingling and numbness in my left fingers. I >had a pretty bad pinched nerve in my neck throughout January (left >side), but that has been helped tremendously by a physical therapist. >Now this darn arm and wrist stuff flares up every time I tune a >piano! I have switched to using a "bonker", instead of my fingers, >for test blows. (The "bonker" is a piano hammer set in a short, >papier-mache handle, that I can cradle in my left palm. It takes most >of the impact of a test blow, though I still feel some shock in my >wrist.) The bonker, plus some new stretches my physical therapist >gave me, are helping the situation, but I am wondering if there is >anything else I can do. Have other folks had experience with this >problem? Any suggestions? Growing old is such a bitch, but >considering the alternative, I guess I'm stuck! Thanks in advance... > >MarySmith@maill.utexas.edu > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.htmlplanet.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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