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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Michelle: I taught myself to tune left handedly on
uprights using an impact hammer, and would never switch back. I was finding that
trying to tune the bass with my right hand was putting a sever strain on my back
dut to the twisted position that required. Very bad body mechanics. I started
training myself to use the impact hammer on pitch raises, first just in the
bass, and then gradually up to the mid treble. I then switch back to tuning
right handed up to the top. The technique will come, if you stick with it. I
tune grands with my right hand, as there is little or no twisting required to
tune the bass.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Good luck,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered Piano Technician<BR>Piano
Technicians Guild</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>