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<DIV>Wim, </DIV>
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<DIV>I would guess that your tuning technique has put pressure on your =
joints
& nerves in such a way that your hand is telling you to make a =
change.
Get it checked out before things get really bad.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>I agree with the others who commented that you should =
try a
ball-end lever. Give some serious consideration to the Fujan =
lever.
I have no connection, other than being a satisfied user. They are =
pricey,
but the cost of the alternative is prohibitive.</DIV>
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<DIV>A number of years ago I developed a cyst in the palm of my right =
hand where
I was holding the end of my tuning hammer. When tuning, it put =
pressure on
a nerve & was very painful. I had it removed (simple =
operation), but I
altered my technique a bit to move the pressure points around & have =
not a
that problem since. The Fujan lever has a very comfortable ball =
and really
good balance, so it is easy to vary the grip & distributes pressure
evenly. He gives a 30 day, money-back guarantee, so it's worth a
try. His web site is: <A
href="http://www.fujanproducts.com/">http://www.fujanproducts.com/</A>&=
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<DIV>Otto</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Wimblees@aol.com =
href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A>
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<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> Monday, October 31, 2005 =
3:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] hands & =
wrists</DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 10/31/2005 3:18:22 PM Central Standard Time, =
<A
href="mailto:okeyes@uidaho.edu">okeyes@uidaho.edu</A> writes:</DIV>
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solid"><FONT
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size=2>It
would be interesting to hear what other "vintage" techs have
experienced<BR>along this line. Like I say, the diagnosis is
"degenerative joint disease",<BR>so it's been in the process for a =
long
time, but the Judo just kicked it<BR>over the edge....A pity =
too. It
was lots of fun, & I was just getting<BR>decent enough to kick =
some
serious poste-rear-iours! =
:-)<BR><BR>Otto<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></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 </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>