Marshall, I'll refrain from the dietary suggestions as I need improvement in that area myself, but I do have suggestions for easing the strain both mentally and physically. One of my service calls yesterday illustrates well. The piano was an old upright that I have serviced some years before. It was @ pitch so a P.R. was not required. First I adjust pedals --especially sustain. I tuned the middle section from the first tenor string to the break. Mentally notating any issues along the way. Then adjusted lost motion in that section , reglued as few loose hammers, spaced a damper , Etc. Quick tuned bass from top down --same troubleshooting . Then treble tuning -same deal on action - keys. I got up went to the car and smoked a joint---JUST KIDDING --wanted to see if you guy's were paying attention. Actually I go out for a few minutes if I need something from the car or not. I made out the invoice . I then leveled a few natural keys and fine tuned the bass. Recheck unisons throughout. Present the invoice then walk away to reassemble the case and put my tools away. I'm finishing that task , hopefully putting on my coat as the check arrives so my retreat less likely to be slowed down by stories of the blind piano tuner , Grandma was a concert pianist and my father and brothers smashed up an old piano and threw it out. It may take a bit longer when each task is broken up this way , but I don't jam my appointments together as I might have done as a younger man. Just my take. Tom D. P.S. I think this can help in avoiding repetitive motion problems. I.E. carpal tunnel syndrome Subject: Re: [pianotech] tuning > Marshall- > > Excellent advice from Rob McCall. Learn about the glycemic index, and keep > at it, learning to make better food choices. Get your family involved and > learn new ways to eat. > > Also, practice relaxed tuning, pausing often to "shake out" your body > tension in whatever way works for you. It gets better as you get better > over the years. Learn to work efficiently with an easy focus. Aim for > three comfortable tunings in a day, and trust your body about more than > that. > > (Subscribe to my.ptg lists for more!) > > Ed Sutton
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