Up until a year or so ago I was battling tendonitis and a couple of other pulled this and that in my tuning arm. A pitch raise on a piano with tight pins would really set it off - it got to the point where I was walking away from S&S & Baldwin uprights. And then I bought, and started using, an impact tuning lever. I still use my fancy Renner tuning lever for all tuning, but for pitch raises on tight pianos, I use the impact lever. No more pain. Terry Farrell > Vinny, > You may be starting to get tendonitis. I had sore wrists at times and was > able to control it by using a wrist brace sold at Wallmart for weight > lifting and tennis. These things are helped by an application of liniment > or Aspercreme before you tackle a tough piano as well as afterwards. > Relaxing helps also. I used to get down on the floor and "check" the > pedals and soundboard a lot and hope the customer wouldn't catch me with > my > eyes closed. :-) > Warren
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