Phil is the first in this thread to bring up wear & tear upon all-too-vulnerable human bodies. All of us are highly at risk for repetitive motion injury. Purchasing and trying out a few ergonomically improved tools is WAY less expensive than a series of visits to primary physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, orthopedic surgeons, et al. Plus the pain endured when things go bad, and the work declined or avoided when one one realizes (or one's medical professional emphatically insists upon) the need to rest to let some of the damaged parts at least partially heal.While I started out with a heavy duty Schaff extensions lever, and moved on to an Itoshin lever, these are both far too heavy for me now. My several years old Faulk lever is rather light, but a bit short. My 1 year old Fujan is very nice: light, and excellent leverage. The Fujan is optimal for me with a smooth technique. Most of my 30 year tuning has been done with the impact/jerk technique. Healthy tuning, Patrick Draine On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 6:32 AM, Phil Bondi <phil at philbondi.com> wrote: > ..well, over the years I have > learned to use a smooth method also, because I > feel the jerk method over time will accelerate > my need for Carpal Tunnel surgery. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080223/abca1dda/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Photo 43.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 79208 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080223/abca1dda/attachment-0001.jpg
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