[pianotech] Leg injury

[Susan Kline]

Yes, Wim, I hear that the Brits consider the muting strip to be 
"training wheels." And of course
I can tune a piano without it. It's just a habit that I'm used to.

Susan

tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
> Susan
>  
> Why use a temperament strip?  Even if you don't use an ETD, you can 
> set a temperament without a strip. Use rubber or felt mutes and tune 
> unisons as you go. It takes a little getting used to, and it help if 
> you have enough mutes to do three of 4 notes, but it's very doable.
>  
> Wim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Kline <skline at peak.org>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sun, Sep 23, 2012 8:45 am
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Leg injury
>
> I'm sorry to hear about this, Rick.
>
> I have a very slightly similar situation, since I have fibromyalgia and
> arthritis in my left knee.
>
> One can compensate for a lot of things, but of course activities like 
> piano-moving
> (as opposed to moving a piano around a stage, which I do) are out of the
> question.
>
> I used to stand on my bent left leg so I could reach the right grand 
> pedal,
> and raise the dampers while I put in my muting strip. Can't do that 
> anymore,
> so I just put it in very carefully, standing on two legs.
>
> I use knee pads if I have to go down on the floor to work on pedals. They
> help a tremendous amount. By the way, my arthritic knee started 
> because of
> tight inner quadriceps, so maybe knee pads might help you also. I use 
> some from
> a gardening place, with wide velcro straps to keep them on. They just 
> live
> in the car.
>
> For tall uprights, I have to stay sitting down as much as I can despite
> the fatigue of reaching upwards. Then I'll spend ten or fifteen 
> minutes standing,
> but take frequent breaks.
>
> And I gave up tuning squares a long time ago, because of the hours of
> leaning over.
>
> Keeping the number of tunings a day down till you're sure you're back up
> to strength is probably a wise tactic.
>
> I've heard that exercising the GOOD leg has a strange effect, speeding
> healing on the injured one. Also that cold treatment helps and reduces
> pain.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Susan Kline
>
> richarducci at comcast.net wrote:
>> List,
>> In 2010 I injured my left leg. Complete tear of quadriceps tendon.
>>
>> Surgery, eight weeks of complete immobility, and ten weeks pt. 
>>
>> Given the nature of our business , and the physical requirements , how would you say this type of injury would effect your ability to perform?
>>
>> Rick Ucci
>> Uccipiano.com
>> 609-677-0444
>>
>>   
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