Right you are, Guy. My forearms are bigger than most from previous years of rolling newspapers and turning wrenches. And I know it helps. Seriously, why just work out? Get an early morning paper route and roll newspapers. They pay pretty good these days and it does get you going early in the AM. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Nichols Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:53 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: What to do for sore wrists and arms. 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 > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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