Before I stopped doing them, because of always getting a sore back. I had the customer hit the keys, and I stood in behind using the tuning hammer. I of course removed the top cover first. My back didn't get sore, but I still didn't enjoy the experience enough, to continue doing them. Another problem I had with them, was when two hammers touched, I would remove the action to space the hammers then something else would always happen, so much more time was required. I was never satisfied with the end result. Even although the customer thought that it sounded so much better, and all the keys worked. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. On 2011-01-05, at 8:15 PM, Terry Farrell wrote: > No need to schedule chiropractor visit, wear a kidney belt, nor bend over the piano. Just sit in front of the piano like you would a modern grand - much easier and more comfortable that way, and it is also a better position for striking keys. > > Terry Farrell > > On Jan 4, 2011, at 11:09 PM, Susan Kline wrote: > >> SNIP > >> If you use the extension lever pulled all the way out, you won't have to bend over quite so far, except for the short time it takes to move the oblong tip/extender from tuning pin to tuning pin. It feels a little precarious, with the long tuning hammer wobbling around that far above the pins, but I don't remember it falling off. >> >> Susan Kline >> >> >> On 1/4/2011 5:17 PM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: >>> >>> Two things - get one of these and wear a kidney belt (or preschedule a chiropractor visit.). >>> >>> Conrad Hoffsommer >>> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110105/29c4f3c3/attachment.htm>
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