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<DIV><SPAN class=400153321-03082001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Dave,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=400153321-03082001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Have
you tried an impact hammer? It worked for me when the ole =
tendonitis
kicked in. Like you, I tune verticals left handed while being =
primarily
right handed (and the grands right handed). </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=400153321-03082001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Several years ago I cracked my left arm and had to tune =
verticals right
handed for a while and it went pretty well after doing a few tunings to =
get the
feel.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=400153321-03082001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>You
might also check out some of the classes that have been presented by =
such folks
as Mitch Kiel (on impact hammers), Bonnie Swafford (who is an RPT - the =
other
kind, a Registered Physical Therapist), or Charlotte Eschmann who has =
done quite
a bit of work on pain relief in technical work. Also, I don't have =
the
results, but Evelyn Smith and John Foy did a survey of injuries amongst =
piano
technicians.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=400153321-03082001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hope
this helps,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Allan<BR>Allan L. Gilreath, RPT<BR>Director - =
TEAM2002<BR>June
26-30, 2002 - Chicago, IL<BR>agilreath@mindspring.com<BR><A =
target=_blank
href="http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm">http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm</A><BR>A=
ssistant
Directors: Gary Neie, RPT - Claude Harding, RPT - Joel Jones, RPT - =
Laura Olsen,
RPT</FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Dave =
Bunch<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Friday, August 03, 2001 4:46 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
Tunebidextrous<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Well, the tendonitis in the elbow is not going to =
get much
better anytime soon, and the fall tuning season is about to kick in. =
After
16 years of tuning with my left arm (though I am right =
handed), the
best solution seems to be learning to tune with the other arm. I've =
tried it
on a few notes during tunings lately. Its awful! Worse that starting =
over
learning to tune because my standards are high but the muscle =
coordination is
not there yet. Very frustrating.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Has anyone switched arms berfore? Any tips? What =
position of
the lever is best for right handed tuning? This indeed a humbling
experience.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dave Bunch</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>