Repetitive Stress Injury, was Steinway heavy touch

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: June 16, 2003 8:06 AM
Subject: Re:Repetitive Stress Injury, was Steinway heavy touch


> For some piano related straight skinny on this subject.
>
> http://www.pianomap.com/injuries/
>
> You will note that the 4th (common) cause of this in pianists goes to
useing
> excessive force... which it specifies as not having anything to do with
the 50
> grams or so of downweight found commonly in pianos. Rather... again
specified...
> excessive force is stipulated to mean the user playing harder then she /
he needs
> to.
>

On the other hand, I do keep remembering that Steinway M with a nearly
perfect 52-48 gram downweight and eight to nine leads in the low bass.

Del