<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> <P><BR>At some point in the high treble, I simply move around and end u= p standing next to the treble side of the piano...looking towards = the bass...hammer handle at 12 o'clock or so and my left hand is clear = to strike the notes...actually quite comfortable.   I sit and= stand through out the tuning...it is most important to change the way = we situate ourselves during the tuning...different muscles etc.......</= P> <P><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Dave Davis" <DAVISTUNES@YAHOO.COM><BR>To: Pi= anotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 1/25/2006 1:19:42 PM<BR>Subjec= t: RE: Grand High Treble Sitting Position, was: Tuning Hammer<BR><BR> <DIV align=left>Ahhhh...I have it now. You're sitting at the side of = the piano rather than *on* the side.... </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tune on...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Davis</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><EM>Terry wrote: </EM></STRONG></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Now why is that hard to picture? I don't get ki= nky with the piano, although there is a certain amount of intimacy invo= lved - especially with those that respond in a meaningful way to my man= ipulation. It's just a simple description of how I sit to tune a grand = piano high treble section.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've only watched one other guy tune a grand pi= ano - and I don't remember how he approached the high treble. Where do = others sit while tuning the high treble?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Now you've got me curious....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> ! ;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; M= ARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV>I'm trying to picture this...:-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Davis, RPT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>Terry wrote:</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>[snip]  ...<FONT face=Arial> I sit on the side of the&= nbsp;piano, typically with the right front piano leg between my knees <= /FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></XBODY>= </DIV></BODY></HTML>