This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A while ago I posted questions regarding purchase of an impact tuning = lever. I've been using it for a few months now and just thought I would = report in. For a couple years now I have been rastling with some kind of = torn/strained muscle/tendon in my shoulder (thanks to a Boston studio & = a 1098 on the same day) and tendonitis in the elbow - both in my tuning = arm. It had gotten to the point where I had walked away from several = service appointments because I knew tuning that piano would put me out = of work for some weeks. I've been using the impact lever for pitch raises on all vertical pianos = unless they have very low-torque tuning pins. I use my trusty = Renner/Bowman lever for tuning verticals and everything on grands. I = pitch-raised Kimball and Baldwin consoles yesterday - both were raised = more than 100 cents - they both got two pitch-raise passes and then a = tuning pass. Both these pianos had excessively tight tuning pins - = easily around 200+ in-lbs. I used the impact lever for these four = pitch-raise passes and I have no arm pain today at all. The impact lever = seems to have saved me! I impact the bass with my left hand and the rest of the scale with my = right - I'm trying to train myself to become ambidextrous with the = impact lever - again, in case I wreck an arm at some point I could keep = tuning. I can see that it will take quite a bit of practice to become = good at fine tuning with the impact lever, but I think using it for all = vertical pitch raises will eventually get me to the point where I can = start attempting using the impact lever for fine tuning - I would like = to get to the point where I can use it for all vertical tuning. Bottom line: the impact lever has saved my arm, avoided interruptions in = income, and will likely extend my tuning career (unless soundboard = manufacturing can save me from the spinet devils!). I am very happy I = have started using this great tool! Terry Farrell ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d7/05/e7/1b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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