---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 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 > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/72/84/3f/bc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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