<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>Hi Wim,</DIV> <DIV>Knuckles towards the pins may be the best position to ease pain = with the traditional lever, but also less control of the tool. IMO</DIV> <DIV>I choose to use a nontraditional tool that allows me to tune from a = position of strength and control.</DIV> <DIV>Facing the bass, right handed, elbow pointed down, 20% head, = #3 tip (usually ) standing for tall uprights and seated for all others</DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com = href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 08, = 2005 3:07 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] hand and wrist position</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV>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. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I haven't had the chance to tune an upright yet, but do = any of you hold the lever the way the Chiropractor suggests?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim  </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>