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<DIV>"Someday I'd like to tune more than three pianos a day, but I still =
have my
full-time job of MOM and I need to be home by the time school's out
:) "<BR><BR>Hey! Way cool. That's pretty much my schedule. When I =
get home
with my son, it's into the shop and rebuilding. Ain't life grand! (pun
intended)</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A =
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:marty@reyburn.com" title=marty@reyburn.com>marty =
reyburn</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 19, 2001 =
10:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning =
Stamina</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>Hello ;)<BR><BR>I have had chronic =
shoulder pain
from x-ray diagnosed bone spurs in my shoulder bones. The doctor =
gave me
cortisone shots and didn't offer much hope of full recovery =
*sigh*. Not
a fun prognosis considering I play the violin and I USE my shoulders
constantly.<BR><BR>And now I'm tuning pianos, too... more stress... so =
when
Dean started teaching me hammer technique, he put a well-designed =
impact
hammer in my hand. Makes a very big difference in my fatigue =
level and
there is also the side benefit of not twisting the tuning pins! =
I don't
have the sheer muscle mass you guys have, so I was thankful for Dean's =
thoughtfulness in providing me with such a great tool. I also =
have a
double-headed one for grand tuning, but a regular ball-ended hammer =
works just
as well most of the time.<BR><BR>This idea might sound sortof like a
no-brainer, but I've begun a program of weight training to build up =
strength
in my upper back and shoulders. I'm amazed at how much =
improvement's
been made in just a couple weeks of lifting. And no, I don't =
plan on
bulking up... I just want to be able to heft my toolcase without =
making a side
trip to the chiropractor! <BR><BR>Someday I'd like to tune more =
than
three pianos a day, but I still have my full-time job of MOM and I =
need to be
home by the time school's out :) <BR><BR>Be =
well<BR><BR>Marty
Reyburn<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>