elbow shoulder pain

[Dean Reyburn]

Hi Dave,
I have not had elbow pain from tuning, but I have had it from playing  
tennis so I know what it feels like.

When I tune vertical pianos I use an impact hammer and have for 17  
years now. My problem is a shoulder problem not elbow, but the impact  
hammer offers relief for me.

However, it's quite possible that an impact hammer will help  
alleviate the pain since it uses the wrist instead of the elbow or  
shoulder to tune. Our company makes (IMHO) the best impact hammer on  
the market, and the only titanium impact hammer, see:

   http://www.reyburn.com/cyberhammer.html

We have a 30 day money back guarantee if you want to try it out. If  
it doesn't help your specific situation, return it for a refund.

When using the impact hammer with a sore elbow I would recommend  
carrying something soft, maybe a small pillow to rest your elbow on  
while tuning. The whole arm can be at rest and relaxed while tuning  
with this tool, usually on the fallboard or music desk.

Hope that helps and best regards,

-Dean Reyburn

On Mar 30, 2006, at 12:22 AM, Dave McKibben wrote:

>
> Hello list:
>
> I am rather new to piano tuning.  I have studied and practiced part  
> time for about 2 years, and have tuned part time for the last year +.
> As the tuning jobs increased in the last 6 months or so, and this  
> is only 1-4 pianos a week, my elbow has become painfull to the  
> point  that I cant move it doing anything without pain.
> My question is for anyone who has had this pain and found a cure.   
> Can you share what you did, what you found, and how you fixed the  
> problem??
> It's rather disapointing to finally find something I REALLY like to  
> do after 50 yrs of searching only to find my body can't deliver.
> I'm right handed, thinking of practicing left handed, or going to  
> an impact hammer.
> Any thoughts from the healed happy tuners, if your out there??
>
> DavesPianotuning at earthlink.net
> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/
> 858-776-2516
>
>

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