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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
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id="role_document"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thanks =
Dave,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I suppose that I would consider =
my self a “puller”
on the way up and occasionally “tap” on the way down, but =
most of
the time I “rock” down.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>Does
that make sense?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I will look into the semi-ball =
type.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thanks =
again.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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BT";color:#400040;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font></i></em><strong><b><i><font size=2 =
color="#400040"
face="Lydian BT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lydian =
BT";
color:#400040;font-style:italic;mso-no-proof:yes'> Brian P. =
Doepke</span></font></i></b></strong><font
color=black><span =
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><i><font size=2 color="#400040" =
face="Lydian BT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lydian =
BT";color:#400040;font-style:italic;
mso-no-proof:yes'> A.A.A. Piano Works, =
Inc</span></font></i></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Piannaman@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> =
</span></font><st1:date
Month="2" Day="5" Year="2005"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Saturday, February 05, =
2005</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time
Hour="3" Minute="57"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>3:57 AM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: finger =
pain</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>In
a message dated </span></font><st1:date Month="2" Day="4" =
Year="2005"><font
color=black face=Verdana><span =
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>2/4/05</span></font></st1:date>=
<font
color=black face=Verdana><span =
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> 1:09:59
PM Pacific Standard Time, doepkeb@comcast.net =
writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black
face=Helvetica><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black'>I tune with my right hand in the lever and recently =
have
developed a pain in the middle joint of my middle finger on that =
hand.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Has anyone else had a similar =
situation and
can share what they did to correct the situation?</span></font><font
color=black face=Verdana><span =
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=black
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Brian,<o:p></o=
:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=black
face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>You
might want to try a different type of handle on your lever. Do you =
use a
straight lever or a ball type? Are you a tapper or a puller? =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=black
face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>I
got occasional pain at the base of my middle finger with my old, =
traditional
style hammer. After it broke, I switched to a semi-ball type, and =
I've
had no problem since. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
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Stahl<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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