What to do for sore wrists and arms.

[Nichols]

Vinny,
    Tools and technique are primary concerns for low-stress pain-free 
tuning. But..... flamesuit zipped-up to the neck..... strong arms help. 
Yeah, yeah, we all know petite tuners knockin' out 5 a day with very little 
fatigue. They have great technique and they're not generally working for 
Baldwin dealers. :^)  Honestly, a little extra time a few times a week 
invested on your forearm muscles will get your flexors and extensors to the 
point of being able to finesse several tunings a day with less fatigue and 
a lot more control. For me, it's the control benefit that I really like. 
Simple mechanics. Now, a note: It's ALL you muscles, y'know. Not just arms. 
And... like Phil said, 2 times a month to the massage therapist will pay 
for itself big time. Speaking of which, I'd be willing to bet (something 
cheap) that if you added a forearm regime to your workout, about 10 minutes 
three times a week, you'd get that time back from your tunings. Really. 
Stronger arms=more control=faster note-setting. I could suggest a few sets, 
but better to go get a book. Something you can refer back to often. 
Consider lifter's gloves with wrap-around wrist support.
"check with your physician first".... yeah, right, he's right next to 
"piano" in the yellow pages, that's close enough.............

Later,
Guy



At 11:28 AM 6/29/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>I am relatively new in to piano tuning world, but have as much work as I can
>handle right now.
>I find, that after three pianos, I have an extremely sore wrist and arm.
>I'm sure after all these years, you must have built up for such things.
>However I'm interested in know if you can do anything about it?  or can I
>build up to it?  Yesterday, I had three pianos, each with extremely tight
>pins.  About the only thing that seems to help is Adville afterwards, but I
>hate to depend on it.
>
>         Thanks for any thoughts on this.
>
>         Vinny Samarco
>
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