[CAUT] hand and wrist position

[Alan McCoy]

Wim,

I tune verticals as your chiro suggests, with knuckles on the inside of the
lever toward the pins, only left handed. I do think it is a more comfortable
and natural position. Otherwise, a position with knuckles out - pickie up
and thumb down - puts a lot of twist in your arm, elbow and shoulder.

Alan


> From: <Wimblees@aol.com>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org>
> Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:07:48 -0500 (EST)
> To: <caut@ptg.org>
> Subject: [CAUT] hand and wrist position
> 
> This is more or less related to the recent discussion about our hands and
> wrists. We had a chapter meeting on Saturday at a Chiropractor's office. He's
> been helping one of our members with aches and pains.
>  
> When tuning an upright, right handed, he told me that the best position to
> tune is to sit at a 45 degree angle to the piano, which is what I've been
> doing,  but to hold my lever so that my hands are with the knuckles towards
> the 
> pins. I was taught to hold the lever with my hand outstretched, with the
> thumb 
> pointing down to the head, and my little finger at the top of the lever.
>  
> I haven't had the chance to tune an upright yet, but do any of  you hold the
> lever the way the Chiropractor suggests?
>  
> As far as a grand is concerned, we should hold the lever at then end, with  a
> ball. I've not been doing this either, but I know a lot of you are. I'll get
> one, if there is one for sale, at the NCRC this weekend.
>  
> Wim