[CAUT] Tuning with right hand vs. Left

[Willem Blees]

I am naturally right handed, except I throw a ball left handed. So when I started tuning, I naturally used my right hand. On grands with the treble side against a wall, I will tune with my left hand, although I still have better control if?I put the hammer at 9 o'clock. 

Once I had a very bad sore right shoulder, and I tried to tune an upright left handed. I was able to get through it, but my left shoulder got so tired, I couldn't concentrate on the tuning.

There?are pros and cons for tuning uprights and grand left handed. Do what ever works for you. It seems like you're?ambidextrous. That's a big plus in our industry. Keep it up. ?


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: TJGRAVES <tjgraves at bsu.edu>
To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 8:05 am
Subject: [CAUT] Tuning with right hand vs. Left



I'm a young tech. compared to many of you. I turn 31 tomorrow and have been
a tech. for 10 years now.  I'm a right handed person but when I tune Grands
I've always used my left hand all the way through the treble and switch to
my right in the bass. I've always have had good solid tunings doing it that
way.    For uprights I always use my left.
I've always wondered since it works for me is there is a reason on why I
should use my right hand for grands.
-- 
Tony Graves RPT
Piano Technician
School of Music
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
(765) 285-0053



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