---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 07:04 PM 6/29/2005 -0400, you wrote: >My hands, wrists, and arms do ok, its the cramp right under my shoulder >blade on my back. This happens working at the bench, as well. I assume its >from holding your arm out in front of your body. Any ideas? That's where the massage therapist comes in, Richard. The Journal carried the award-winning Claire Davies series about trigger point self massage. That under-the-blade-cramp is a common target. The articles will be on the CD-ROMs, and Mr. Davies wrote a book that is very popular with therapists. If you don't want to visit a pro, read the articles and get a "Thera-cane", or similar device.(knock-offs are real cheap) Also, you can use tennis balls while laying down or driving. Pinpoint self massage. Good luck, Guy >Phil Bondi <phil@philbondi.com> wrote: >Vinny, the first thing that comes to mind is your technique. Tight pins or >not, you should not have to rely on Advil at the end of your working day >to make a living in this business. > >Another thing that comes to mind is the kind of tuning lever you're using. >In KC, I watched Virgil Smith tune a piano on Sunday Morning with a tuning >lever that I personally would not use. It was heavy for my tastes..but >first let's talk about technique. It's very hard to do that in this >medium, but let's try: > >-Your wrist, forearms, triceps and medial deltoid muscles work best with >they're working together for the better part of your tunings. There are >situations where these muscles will be called on individually, but not too >often. > >-If your hand spends alot of time at the end of the lever, and your arm is >always at a 90 degree angle to the lever, I suspect t! his will add to >tension and fatigue to those muscles. Notice I said "I suspect" because >speaking for myself, the closer I get to setting the pin, the closer my >hand gets to the middle of my tuning lever. > >These are places to start as far as technique is concerned, and if >technique is not an issue, then: > >Conrad: 44R..pinstripe! > >You should also know that part of my mental/physical well-being is a full >body massage 2x a month. > >-Phil Bondi(Fl) > > >Richard >the "Piano Guy" ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c4/1d/8d/b5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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