A downside to self-employment

[J W Stein]

Interesting topic.  Speaking about pain,  I wonder if anyone has developed 
any neck pains over the years.  I tune with my right hand, thus using left 
to strike the keys, and over the years have developed a tightness and pain 
on the left side of my neck.  It's annoying but I keep on.

Anyone else have any similar symptons?   Any suggestions for relief, besides 
weekly chiropractic visits?

Jon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner at msn.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 1:24 PM
Subject: RE: A downside to self-employment


> Dear Sunday Sofa Spud,
>
> Actually, that's the upside to self-employment---that you can learn what 
> your limits are and respect them.  And the sooner the better.  I've had a 
> lot of trouble learning that lesson, and it continues to cause me problems 
> when I forget to take care of myself.
>
> I just spent four months of not tuning at all.  The pain in my hands, arm, 
> shoulder, lower back--- ALL WENT AWAY!  What an eye-opener THAT was!
>
> I hope you feel better very soon!
> Diane
>
> Diane Hofstetter
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: piannaman at aol.com
> Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: A downside to self-employment
> Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:44:26 -0400
>
> You don't get paid when you don't work.  That's the big downside. 
> Vacations we generally tend to account for, but it's hard to plan sick 
> leave.
>
> I probably should have taken this whole week off.  I had a couple of 
> nights of fever and chills, and was feeling weak most of the time.  But 
> like the stubborn ox I am, I pushed through what I thought was a cold, 
> capped by a 4 tuning-with-some-voicing Friday that included a fair amount 
> of driving.  I ended up in the ER that night with chest pain.  Turns out 
> it was a mild case of pneumonia, not a heart issue.
>
> Do others of you notice a difference in sound perception when you have a 
> fever?  Even pianos that I tuned that passed every interval and etd test 
> available to me sounded unpleasant and off.
>
> Next time, I'll listen to my body when it screams, "take the time off." 
> It would be a lot more costly to end up in the hospital for a long stretch 
> than to miss a few days of work.
>
> Be Well,
>
> Dave Stahl, Sunday Sofa Spud
>
> Dave Stahl Piano Service
> 650-224-3560
> dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net
> http://dstahlpiano.net/
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