<html> <body> Matthew, Guy Nichols made a wood, buckskin strap & hammer felt contraption that he holds in his hand (fist) and plays the keys that way.  Ask him for a picture.  Another individual made one that will play octaves horizontally or a single note vertically, I believe that was in the journal some months back. Andrew At 08:38 PM 1/31/2005 -0500, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Dear List,   I am contemplating getting some type of support brace for my pounding hand and was wondering what any of you 4-5 tunings-a-day people use to reduce wear and tear on your hand(s).   One way I've been able to reduce pounding damage is by learning to tune with my opposite hand: not only does it reduce stress on my limbs but it also increases my tuning speed so that I don't have to shift position at either end of a grand; I just switch hands if I need to. I've also gotten a more ergonomic tuning lever.   Even by doing that I still feel discomfort in my hands, especially after a heavy day of tuning. If anyone has any suggestions, a brand name to try or if it's better to see a specialist about this sort of thing, I eagerly await your post.   Matthew Lavender    </blockquote></body> </html>