Phil, How long are your arms? If I knelt in front of the piano, my chin would be level with the case top. I was thinking you had a special bench or something. It doesn't really matter, I guess, since I have stopped doing squares, due to complaints from my body. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Bondi" <tito@philbondi.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 1:03 PM Subject: Re: Chickoring Square Grand tuning | | > Hi Phil, | > Where do you put your knee? | > | kneel in front of the piano, then lift your right leg so your right foot is | now on the ground..you left knee and your right foot is on the ground. You | have to get realclose to the keys anyway, but I have found this position, | with breaks, to be the best for my 'piano back'. | | Like I said John, I don't tune but 3 a year, if that..as a matter of fact, I | haven't tuned one in 2002 yet.... | | -Phil Bondi (Fl.) | tito@philbondi.com | | | | | |
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