Whacking

[Farrell]

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"a medium blow, which will never hurt your hands or fingers"

I hit keys firmly, not terribly hard. Using a computer mouse can give =
one carpel tunnel syndrome. You don't need to hit something hard to hurt =
yourself. Frequent, repeated motion can do it - like maybe 2,500 times a =
day!

Again, some folks can do this or something else 2,500 times a day full =
time for 58 years and have happy fingers and arms. I have done it for =
just a couple and I feel it big time. I may be doing something wrong. I =
don't think it is hitting the keys to hard. Stuff happens to some and =
not to others. Count your blessings.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Bill Peterson=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 7:25 PM
  Subject: Whacking


  I really do not know why anyone whacks on piano keys.  If you learn to =
set a pin, you can use a medium blow, which will never hurt your hands =
or fingers.  I remember going to tuning classes with the big names at =
the state conventions and never hearing about blows hard enough to be =
harmful.  I think that extremely hard and fast whacking is only used to =
impress yourself.  I do not want my piano roughed up in that manner.  I =
do know several tuners that never use hard blows, and they do excellent =
stable tunings.  Unfortunately one of them is dead. =20

  Bill Peterson, associate South Bay Chapter

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