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<DIV>Maybe even better using a ball end hammer with your left hand. You can rotate your hand around the top to find the least "torqued" position of the forearm, usually with the palm facing somewhat downward.</DIV>
<DIV>With years of using a ball end, I more my hand all around. I'm surprised to hear folks talk of such fixed ways of holding the hammer.</DIV>
<DIV>Ed<BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Cy Shuster <741662027@theshusters.org> <BR>Sent: Nov 9, 2005 7:26 AM <BR>To: College and University Technicians <CAUT@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: Re: [CAUT] hand and wrist position <BR><BR></DIV><ZZZHTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name="GENERATOR"><ZZZ!--[IF !mso]>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>Assuming the tuning lever handle is pointing up on an upright, the "thumbs down, knuckles away from pins" position on the handle seems like a high-stress position for the hand, wrist, and shoulder. I vote "thumbs up" instead.</o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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