<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1528" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hello Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Have a physical Therapist evaluate your tuning motion.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Start lifting weights.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Consider using a ball lever for uprights.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davespianotuning@earthlink.net href="mailto:davespianotuning@earthlink.net">Dave McKibben</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:22 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> elbow shoulder pain</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>Hello list:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am rather new to piano tuning.  I have studied and practiced part time for about 2 years, and have tuned part time for the last year +.</DIV> <DIV>As the tuning jobs increased in the last 6 months or so, and this is only 1-4 pianos a week, my elbow has become painfull to the point  that I cant move it doing anything without pain.</DIV> <DIV>My question is for anyone who has had this pain and found a cure.  Can you share what you did, what you found, and how you fixed the problem??</DIV> <DIV>It's rather disapointing to finally find something I REALLY like to do after 50 yrs of searching only to find my body can't deliver.</DIV> <DIV>I'm right handed, thinking of practicing left handed, or going to an impact hammer.</DIV> <DIV>Any thoughts from the healed happy tuners, if your out there??</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:DavesPianotuning@earthlink.net">DavesPianotuning@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/">http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/</A></DIV> <DIV>858-776-2516</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>