Wrist Support

Andrew & Rebeca Anderson anrebe@zianet.com
Tue, 01 Feb 2005 08:13:14 -0700


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Matthew,
Guy Nichols made a wood, buckskin strap & hammer felt contraption that he 
holds in his hand (fist) and plays the keys that way.  Ask him for a 
picture.  Another individual made one that will play octaves horizontally 
or a single note vertically, I believe that was in the journal some months 
back.

Andrew
At 08:38 PM 1/31/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear List,
>
>I am contemplating getting some type of support brace for my pounding hand 
>and was wondering what any of you 4-5 tunings-a-day people use to reduce 
>wear and tear on your hand(s).
>
>One way I've been able to reduce pounding damage is by learning to tune 
>with my opposite hand: not only does it reduce stress on my limbs but it 
>also increases my tuning speed so that I don't have to shift position at 
>either end of a grand; I just switch hands if I need to. I've also gotten 
>a more ergonomic tuning lever.
>
>Even by doing that I still feel discomfort in my hands, especially after a 
>heavy day of tuning. If anyone has any suggestions, a brand name to try or 
>if it's better to see a specialist about this sort of thing, I eagerly 
>await your post.
>
>Matthew Lavender
>
>

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