Vinny, Tools and technique are primary concerns for low-stress pain-free tuning. But..... flamesuit zipped-up to the neck..... strong arms help. Yeah, yeah, we all know petite tuners knockin' out 5 a day with very little fatigue. They have great technique and they're not generally working for Baldwin dealers. :^) Honestly, a little extra time a few times a week invested on your forearm muscles will get your flexors and extensors to the point of being able to finesse several tunings a day with less fatigue and a lot more control. For me, it's the control benefit that I really like. Simple mechanics. Now, a note: It's ALL you muscles, y'know. Not just arms. And... like Phil said, 2 times a month to the massage therapist will pay for itself big time. Speaking of which, I'd be willing to bet (something cheap) that if you added a forearm regime to your workout, about 10 minutes three times a week, you'd get that time back from your tunings. Really. Stronger arms=more control=faster note-setting. I could suggest a few sets, but better to go get a book. Something you can refer back to often. Consider lifter's gloves with wrap-around wrist support. "check with your physician first".... yeah, right, he's right next to "piano" in the yellow pages, that's close enough............. Later, Guy At 11:28 AM 6/29/2005 -0700, you wrote: >Hi everyone, >I am relatively new in to piano tuning world, but have as much work as I can >handle right now. >I find, that after three pianos, I have an extremely sore wrist and arm. >I'm sure after all these years, you must have built up for such things. >However I'm interested in know if you can do anything about it? or can I >build up to it? Yesterday, I had three pianos, each with extremely tight >pins. About the only thing that seems to help is Adville afterwards, but I >hate to depend on it. > > Thanks for any thoughts on this. > > Vinny Samarco > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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