Take it slow Jer, and I know you like to tune fast! Definitely take the time to master the CyberHammer. You might consider the Levitan C shaped lever from Pianotek for grands. Take a look at the video.<div>Patrick On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, Gerald Groot wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"> <div>You were all correct in advising me to wait. I went to the doctor this morning. While the infection wasn’t nearly as bad as it looks, he said it takes 2 weeks for the incisions to heal enough so that they won’t pull open while doing normal activities. The one incision is not closed all the way due to the infection. So, we’re correcting that. He added that we should never do STUPID activities after surgery and we should never over do. We must use common sense, he said. After I explained to him how we manipulate a tuning hammer and how it pulls on our bodies, he advised me that I should stay home from work until next week Monday which will then be 2 weeks and 4 days from my surgery date at which time I can start out tuning one piano a day. Oh joy… And, if it hurts? STOP! He said… You should be fine but, repeating himself, he said; use common sense and listen to what your body is telling not to do. I just wanted to say thanks again for the advice and I’m glad that I listened. It makes waiting for next Monday that much easier. Jer <div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> From: <a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'pianotech-bounces@ptg.org');" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'pianotech-bounces@ptg.org');" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Gerald Groot Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 1:08 PM To: 'Mike Kurta'; <a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'pianotech@ptg.org');" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Off the wall question... </div></div> Thanks for the answers and for the support so far, everyone. I feel soooooo GUILTY for NOT working!!! I know I shouldn’t but, I do! L I’m booked a month ahead and I’m a whole month behind in work besides thanks to this. I haven’t worked most of January. I took the last 2 weeks of December off for vacation. I generally do. But, now things are going crazy around here again, including ME! I have thought of that Mike and I may have to resort to it in the end. However, I am VERY WARY of allowing most techs to do certain things for me. One is quality. Two is dependability. Three is that I’ve been burned big time while trying this in the past. Short explanation: While we had both agreed at the time “verbally” stupid on my behalf I guess, that customers would not be stolen…, behind my back, they were slowly being taken away by underbidding. By an RPT no less!!!!! Consequently, it is a very tough call for me to trust someone again that much for tuning while I’m incapacitated. Too much greed from techs is another concern. Instead of just “helping for income” for me while I am incapacitated, they want most if not all of it for themselves. While I can get by for some time, by sending away for investments and savings, still, you know? The principal of the thing just bugs me. Jealousy maybe on their behalf that I am so busy all of the time? I don’t know. Years ago, I’ve not told this story before but, we had a tech that was a member of our local PTG chapter. He had a stroke. He couldn’t tune for the rest of his life. For a long time, I would drive 60 miles out of my way to do tunings for him on the side. I gave him the whole amount of the tuning. I took nothing. He needed the money. I was there to help and so I did just that. When I stopped, he had sold his business to someone up there, I never kept one client for myself, not one. But it seems so much different with today’s generation…. For whatever that’s worth… Jerry Groot RPT <div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">From: <a>pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a>mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Mike Kurta Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 11:49 AM To: <a>pianotech@ptg.org</a> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Off the wall question...</div></div> <div> Hey Jerry: </div><div></div></div></div></blockquote></div>