Tendonitis

[Leslie W Bartlett]

You might find a good message therapist.  They could do some stuff, and
give you some guidelines that would help you heal yourself...  JMO
les bartlett
houston

On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:07:20 EST Wimblees@AOL.COM writes:
>In a message dated 2/16/00 3:29:20 AM !!!First Boot!!!, PDtek@AOL.COM 
>writes:
>
><< Does anyone know of any effective therapy that would help? 
>(Professional 
>or 
> self.) I could see how strength training would help but seems like it 
>might 
> just irritate an area that was already prone to injury. I enjoy my 
>avocation 
> as a musician and fear that I may eventually sacrifice mobility in my 
>hand.
> 
> I would appreciate any suggestions.
> 
> By the way, I figure that I have tuned about 12,000 pianos. Could 
>this be 
>the 
> beginning of the end? I hope not.
> 
> Dave Bunch
>  >>
>
>Dave
>
>I am starting to notice a little pain in my pounding hand, especially 
>the 
>middle finger, which I use most of the time. I am in about the same 
>boat you 
>are, 23 years of tuning. Maybe it's time to think about a different 
>career.....  (Naw). 
>
>I made a pounder for my wife. I might resort to it myself. I took two 
>bass 
>hammers and doweled and glued them together. One hammer fits into the 
>palm of 
>your hand, the other, of course, hits the keys. 
>
>I also made an octave pounder. I took a 3/4" dowel, and screwed two 
>hammers 
>on the ends, so that they will hit an octave. So that your thumb won't 
>get 
>sore holding on to it, I added a leather strap on the top, to put your 
>hand 
>through. This allows you to tilt the pounder so you can play a fifth, 
>or 
>forth, etc., using one end of the tool and one of your fingers.
>
>Willem 

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