Advice on tuning techniques for recovering tendonitis sufferer

[David Andersen]

A crucial component of my class in Kansas City will be simple,  
practical, powerful tips and tools for getting and staying relaxed  
while tuning. I invite you all to come and check it out; I've got a  
serious and chronic disease, and I've found really good ways to treat  
my body with love and respect while working on pianos, because I've  
had to in order to keep working.
So they're road-tested and "survival of the fittest"-quality  
techniques and protocols.
David Andersen

On Mar 19, 2007, at 9:54 PM, Thomas Cole wrote:
> A440A at aol.com wrote:
>> Relaxation is key,(as with so many things), and the repetitive  
>> nature of our work lends itself to these kinds of problems.  We  
>> have to think looser, work looser, and be very conscientious about  
>> the ergonomics involved.
>> Malinda Powell gave a class in which she demonstrated a technique  
>> for keeping the forearms loose.  It helped a great deal.   Good luck,
>>
> Another way of thinking about forearm relaxation is to do what a  
> pianist does, which is to apply only enough force to depress the  
> key (with sufficient volume). It doesn't take nearly as much  
> pressure to keep the key down after it's played.
>
> Also, if you have a physical injury curtailing your tuning  
> practice, now might be a good time to develop a techinique to  
> reliably set the tuning pins using tuning hammer technique as much  
> as possible. It would be hard to describe in English and different  
> pianos require different approaches, but you might as well be kind  
> to your ears as well.
>
> Tom Cole

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