pitch raise time

[Ward & Probst]

Patrick & List,
You might find the following class interesting:

(E) Your Body - Maintaining Your Most Important Tool - Bonnie Swafford,
Kansas City, MO
Your body is your most important tool, but comes with no instruction
manual.  In this case, you will learn some basic anatomy to better
understand the design, construction, and maintenance of the machine that
is your body.  Learn what can go wrong in muscles and tendons, joints,
ligaments, bursa, and nerves as you do the physical work of the piano
technician.  Learn a bit about general fitness, how to prevent trouble
before it starts, and how to treat problems after they occur.

See it in Arlington, VA at the PTG Annual Technical Institute.

Best,
Dale
Dale Probst
Institute Director
PTG Annual Convention
Arlington, VA--July 5-9,2000
wardprobst@cst.net
(940)691-3682 voice
(940) 691-6843 fax
http://www.equaltemperament.com/PTG/



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of J Patrick Draine
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 3:33 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: pitch raise time


Keith McGavern wrote:
>Any method or arsenal of tools the individual wants to use is irrelevant to
>me.  Just to experience someone accomplishing that 10/30 minute thing (
>especially that 10 minute one ! ), and succeed in producing a stable, well
>tuned piano will satisfy this boy.
>
Equally interesting would be hearing their non-tuning schedule of either:
1) Intensive workouts at the gym (Nautilus, cycling, running, swimming,
yoga, whatever) OR
2) their regimen at the chiropractor/massage therapist/physical therapist
&/or medical attention for bursitis, tendonitus, carpal tunnel syndrome
(steroid injections or surgery??)

While I don't doubt that it is physically possible to achieve such speed, I
know my body doesn't react well to such a barrage of repetitive motions.
Spreading a quarter tone to half tone pitch raise (including fine tuning)
over 1.5 hr. or more is a lot better for me than trying to set records.
Regular exercise to balance out the kyphotic (is that the correct
spelling?) posture involved in our trade is very helpful too.

Happy tuning,
Patrick Draine