Left Handed tuning/pitch raises

[Leslie Bartlett]

The person who taught me that "let hand tuning for everything was the right
way" was right handed.  I now tune uprights left handed and right hand on
grands.........
les bartlett

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Shawn Brock
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 8:20 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Left Handed tuning/pitch raises


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 <mailto:michelle at smithpianoservice.com>  
To: 'Pianotech List' <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>  
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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