treatment for arthritis/hand pain

[Meyer Carl]

I don't have any letters after my name, but I've always thought that a piano
bench is for playing the piano not to tune.  I have a stool that I found at
a garage sale for about a dollar.  It was just the bottom of a stenographers
stool with four casters.  I used a short piece of one inch water pipe, and
made an adjustable stand inserted in the vertical member.  Then I made a 12
inch round plywood seat cushioned and covered with naugahide and attached a
plumbing flange to the bottom and used 3/4 inch pipe to drop  in the 1 inch
pipe. I usually have this set at about 24 inches.  This is what I use to
tune in my shop.  I've considered taking it with me but since I don't tune
much (2 or 3 a month) I don't bother.  It allows me to see better when
muting the high treble.

Carl Meyer


----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <drose@dlcwest.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: treatment for arthritis/hand pain


> Hi,
>
> I do carry a stool in the car and sometimes need it.
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
>
> mailto:drose@dlcwest.com
> http://donrose.xoasis.com/
>
> 3004 Grant Rd.
> REGINA, SK
> S4S 5G7
> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner