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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Hi Phil,</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">This post is important in this =
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insightful comments concerning tuning hammer hand position and =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Now... how is a full body =
massage as
effective as it should be wearing a pinstripe flame =
suit?
:-)</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT color=#000000>Opelika, =
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face=Arial>Vinny, the first thing that comes to mind is your =
technique. Tight
pins or not, you should not have to rely on Advil at the end of your =
working
day to make a living in this business.<BR><BR>Another thing that comes =
to mind
is the kind of tuning lever you're using. In KC, I watched Virgil =
Smith tune a
piano on Sunday Morning with a tuning lever that I personally would =
not use.
It was heavy for my tastes..but first let's talk about technique. It's =
very
hard to do that in this medium, but let's try:<BR><BR>-Your wrist, =
forearms,
triceps and medial deltoid muscles work best with they're working =
together for
the better part of your tunings. There are situations where these =
muscles will
be called on individually, but not too often.<BR><BR>-If your hand =
spends alot
of time at the end of the lever, and your arm is always at a 90 degree =
angle
to the lever, I suspect this will add to tension and fatigue to those =
muscles.
Notice I said "I suspect" because speaking for myself, the closer I =
get to
setting the pin, the closer my hand gets to the middle of my tuning =
lever.
<BR><BR>These are places to start as far as technique is concerned, =
and if
technique is not an issue, then:<BR><BR>Conrad: =
44R..pinstripe!<BR><BR>You
should also know that part of my mental/physical well-being is a full =
body
massage 2x a month.<BR><BR>-Phil =
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