<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Speaking of  harpsichords</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Fred,=    I use a similar method except with a brad nail to serve a= s a hitch pin driven sideways into a 2X4 which is nailed to a plywood which = I stand on.  This allows me to rotate my whole body rather than just my= arms. (I walk around the nail on the plywood). The drawback is it makes one= dizzy after a couple of turns and it’s a big clumsy contraption. &nbs= p;Anyone watching might think that I’ve gone a bit crazy.  I was = never able master changing hands as Fred has without messing it up or loosin= g tension. -Mike On 12/14/05 9:25 AM, "Fred Sturm" <fssturm@unm.edu> wrote:<= BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>Make one twist: hands rotate a full turn around one ano= ther, then let go with one hand and reach around and grab the same end </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>