Alan: I have a 5-inch extension I use on my tuning hammer (Schaff sells them) for the last section of a grand. It's not hard to get used to -- you just have to be sure you are turning the pin and not bending it -- and you can keep the same angle you use for the rest of the piano. dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/1/2003 at 9:53 PM tune4u@earthlink.net wrote: >It's that high treble with the lid prop in the way. Maybe I'll learn to >tune >lefty, as Wim suggested. > >And Ron, I didn't know it was a karate "horse" stance, but I found that >spread legs thing does help--makes you a little shorter, I guess. > >Thanks to all for suggestions. > >Alan B. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 8:46 PM >Subject: Re: The Opposite! was Re: Aid for short people > > >> Alan, >> >> My question is why you would stand up tuning a grand if you're that tall. >> I'm a >> little over 6'1" and I can sit and tune most verticals except for the >very >> tallest >> ones! I've never stood to tune a grand! >> >> Avery >> >> At 08:25 PM 02/01/03 -0600, you wrote: >> >Okay, I'm 6'4" and my back kills me if I do much stand-up tuning (like >grand >> >high trebles). Other than standing in a hole, what do other tall guys >do? >> > >> >Alan Barnard >> >Salem, MO >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Sherry" <swidmer@rochester.rr.com> >> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> >Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:01 AM >> >Subject: Aid for short people >> > >> > >> > > I have just started using a great aid for tuning those big old tall >> >Upright >> > > Grand pianos. I am only 5'3" so was constantly reaching up over my >head to >> > > do the tunings. The other day I saw an adjustable step aerobics step >and >> > > just knew that would do the trick. It works really well and is light >> >enough >> > > to carry along with me. >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________
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