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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>About a year ago I wrote to the list =
asking for
experiences with changing hands for tuning. This was a subject of great =
interest
to me since I was having increasing problems with tendonitis type =
symptoms with
my tuning (left) elbow. After seeing several doctors, an orthopedist =
told me
that my pain was due to a tendon that was popping out of the groove in =
the bone
when I bent my elbow. Apparantly it was an odd enough condition that he =
had to
make up a name for it to put on my chart.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, in an effort to ease the stress on =
my elbow, I
began to learn lever technique all over again with my right arm. Since =
grands
didn't feel as awkward to tune right handed as did verticals, I started =
doing
grands with the right and kept doing verticals with the left. It was =
slow going
at first and very frustrating since I had high expectations for speed =
and
results. I was surprised, however, that after several months I had =
better
technique on grands using my right arm than I used to have with my =
left. I
attributed this to two things.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>First, the standard type extension lever that I still use for =
verticals did
not feel right on grands with the other arm. I bought one of Joe Goss's =
unique
levers with the balloon shaped handle on the end. It feels great =
and I
sense greater control with it. Also, the 1 to 2:00 position that feels =
more
natural with the right hand seems to be more efficient for working the =
string
through the friction points than did the 10 to 11:00 position I used =
left
handed, since the string winds around the pin on the right side. For =
this same
reason, the left hand still seems to work best for verticals. The best =
part is
that I have now distributed the stresses of tuning over both sides of my =
body
which has reduced the problems I had been having.</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyway, thanks to all who gave their input the first time around =
and to Joe
Goss for his great lever and his patience with me when I wanted to try a =
different shaft (Yes, the hex is the best)</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Bunch</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>