<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Wim,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Great idea!  I've been complaining that I need = about 1/2" longer arms to reach the keys while standing, but it never occurred to = me to take my shoes off.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM" = title=Wimblees@AOL.COM>Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 08, = 2001 6:17 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: TALL tuner = help</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 8/8/01 1:43:52 PM Central Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:doepke@fwi.com">doepke@fwi.com</A> <BR>writes: = <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">I have thought of holding a dowel in my left hand when I = stand to extend my <BR>reach to the keys and play the notes that way. ( I = am right -handed )  Is <BR>this a good idea?  Do any of you other = "tree-top tuners" have a similar <BR>problem?  How did you solve it? <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Holding a dowel, or two hammer shanks = together helps. But the best way to <BR>reduce your height is to take off your = shoes. It might not seem like much, <BR>but even a 1/2" might make a = difference. <BR><BR>Willem Blees  at 6' even</FONT> = </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>