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<DIV><SPAN class=656121902-01112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
carry four hammers, two I made myself, a stubby and an impact. =
Stubby gets
used only on grands, but it is not uncommon for me to use all three of =
the
others on a single tuning. I find that the Karma or the Cosmic Ooze, or =
my crown
on my left side, or vibrations from my first mother-in-law all seem to =
be
influences and having several tools of different sizes available has =
been most
valuable for me. Two hammers I made myself, using a Schaff =
extension bar
and then a 1/2" stainless "extension added. Then I went to work =
with a
grinder.... I kept shortening and lighetning till I have one that =
is about
8" and one that is about 10", plus stubby and impact. I put a 1 =
1/2 inch
ball on the ends, and I have never had any troubles. Because I got =
the
welds free, I have about $25 wrapped up in all the materials. I =
can prove
nothing of course, but I think the variety has been a helpful
thing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656121902-01112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>les
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>ed440@mindspring.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 31, 2005 6:33 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] hands =
&
wrists<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P>I suggest you try using a ball end hammer.</P>
<P>Ed S</P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Wim wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>With all the pounding I do with my left hand fingers,
especially the middle one, I expected that hand to be the first to =
suffer from
some sort of ailment. But the middle finger of my right hand, the =
tuning lever
hand, is what is bothering me. In the morning when I first get up, I =
can
hardly bend it, but then later in the day, I =
can't straighten it
out. I hold the hammer by the end, and do not have a ball on the end =
of my
lever. The only thing I can attribute it to is racquet ball. I play =
hard about
2 or 3 times a week for about an hour and a half. But it doesn't hurt =
while
I'm playing. </DIV>
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<DIV>Wim =
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