<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am curious about hearing what various = positions people use for tuning. I don't recall this topic being discussed here before.  In other words assuming that you = are sitting at the piano how do you sit, and where is your arm, and how do you hold = the hammer?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My tuning profile:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>GRANDS:</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. <U>SITTING:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sit at the piano slightly to = the left of square.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. <U>ARM:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My arm is slightly dropped, sometimes = even resting on the stretcher depending on the position of the pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. <U>GRIP:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hold the hammer with about a half = inch of the handle extending past my hand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. <U>HANDLE POSITION:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In general I place the handle between = 1:00 and 3:00 on the pin.  More toward 12:00 and 2:00 in the bass.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5.  <U>WHACKIN' = HAND:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elbow low, wrist high, 2nd and 3rd fingers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6.  <U>HIGH = TREBLE:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I move the bench around the corner and = sit on the end facing the treble strings from the side.  In most cases I reach = my right hand around the lid prop, (depending on the piano).  Hammer position mostly as above.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>UPRIGHTS:</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. <U>SITTING:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Slightly right of square.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2.  <U>ARM:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elbow low at about 4:00 to = 5:00.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3.  <U>GRIP:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>About a half inch of the handle = extending past my hand but sometimes completely over the end of the handle.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4.  <U>HANDLE = POSITION:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Between 12:00 and 2:00.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5.  <U>WHACKIN' = HAND:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elbow mostly level and back, 2nd and = 3rd fingers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6.  <U>HIGH = TREBLE:</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Same as above but with elbow = raised</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now your turn.  You can clear my = answers from this form and fill in yours.  Don't forget to remove all the little = ">" thingys before resending.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, = NV</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>