It's not my arms that are semi-infinitely extensible, but rather my nifty-keen square grand tuning lever. Susan, YOU may have to bend over to reach the tuning pins along the rear of the piano when in front of the piano for key striking, but I don't! ;-) And Conrad, like I say, no need for kidney belts either..... Terry Farrell -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: P1060052.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 316942 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110106/c53e26a8/attachment-0002.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: P1060054.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 334188 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110106/c53e26a8/attachment-0003.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- On Jan 6, 2011, at 1:53 AM, Susan Kline wrote: > On 1/5/2011 4:15 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 > Hi, Terry > > A perfect position for striking keys, but unless your arms are semi- > infinitely extensible (have you seen Miyazaki's > "Spirited Away"?) you won't be able to reach the tuning pins once > you've finished the bass section. > > Susan >> >> 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 >>>> >> >> >> > >
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