Thumb injury - Has this happened to you?

[Porritt, David]

Michelle:

 

Several years ago there was a piano technician subscribed to this list
who was also an M.D..  He's no longer with us.  You need to see a real
Doctor.  While several might have speculation about the problem, we
can't even determine the real cause of false beats to say nothing of
speculating about neurology.  Don't wait, call a Doctor today!

 

dp

 

David M. Porritt

dporritt at smu.edu

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Michelle Smith
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:10 AM
To: 'Pianotech List'
Subject: Thumb injury - Has this happened to you?

 

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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