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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Michelle,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Double Yikes! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome. No doctor here,
but yes a impact hammer would be a good reliever of stress.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You might also take a look at the length of the
hammer that you now use, and wether you are using the full length of the lever
advantage. A longer and different style lever might be in order
<G></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>
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<A title=michelle@smithpianoservice.com
href="mailto:michelle@smithpianoservice.com">Michelle Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 20, 2007 7:10
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Thumb injury - Has this happened
to you?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This may seem like a small thing
but I also teach flute and piano and I’m worried…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks for any
advice/experiences. Have a good one! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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