Thumb injury - Has this happened to you?

[Michelle Smith]

Greetings everyone.  I'm wondering if any of you have had the following
experience.  Yesterday I was tuning a piano that was over 100 cents flat
with very tight tuning pins.  I tune uprights left handed so a great amount
of stress is placed on the inside of my hand when raising pitch.  About
halfway through the pitch raise, the end joint of my left thumb went "to
sleep" and has been that way for almost 24 hours!  Yikes!  The only thing I
can guess is that I've somehow damaged a nerve.  An impact hammer may be in
my future.

 

This may seem like a small thing but I also teach flute and piano and I'm
worried.

 

Thanks for any advice/experiences.  Have a good one! 

 

Michelle Smith

Smith Piano Service

Bastrop, Texas

(512) 466-0238

michelle at smithpianoservice.com

 

 

 

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