Left Handed tuning/pitch raises

[Shawn Brock]

Michelle:
while learning to tune I had a desire to be able to tune left handed as well as right.  I am right handed but thought that using both hands could help save my shoulder in the future.  My mentor was against my thoughts of tuning left handed.  His explanation was that just like you stated "its easier to pull up than to push up".  I have found this to be vary true.  I have no control or less control any how if I try to push the hammer up rather than pull.  Oh, and by the way the person who talked me in to tuning only with the right hand is a lefty.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michelle Smith 
  To: 'Pianotech List' 
  Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:37 PM
  Subject: Left Handed tuning/pitch raises


  I have a question I've been wondering about for some time and I'm going to try to explain it correctly.

   

  I tune uprights left handed.  A while back, I had some nerve damage to my hand doing an especially tough pitch raise and started doing pitch raises right handed and fine tunings with my left.  I discovered that pitch raises are easier to do right-handed (for me).  It's easier to pull than to push and it seems that I land closer to the pitch.  It always seemed like I had to go too far sharp to land the pitch correctly when I was doing pitch raises left handed.  

   

  Just wondering if any other lefties have had similar experiences.  

   

  Michelle Smith

  Smith Piano Service

  Bastrop, Texas

   

   
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