<!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 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Whataya mean I'm not in shape? Round is a shape, = isn't it? <G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I do generally scoot and sit. I like Susan's bar = stool idea (thanks) but I don't think I want to carry one in my tool = kit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Actually, the answer lies in making a key = striker to lengthen my left arm, but I haven't gotten to the design stage = yet.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net = href="mailto:kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net">Kevin E. Ramsey</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 01, = 2003 8:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: The Opposite! was = Re: Aid for short people</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You want your back to stop = hurting?  It's bad news, Alan; build up your abdominals. (More sittups, crunches, = etc.)  The reason so many people have bad backs, is because their "front" = muscles are out of balance with their "back" muscles. Either that, or scoot your = bench around and tune sitting down. Sorry, but that's how I seez it. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Kevin E. = Ramsey</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 01, = 2003 7:25 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> The Opposite! was = Re: Aid for short people</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Okay, I'm 6'4" and my back kills me if I do much = stand-up tuning (like grand<BR>high trebles). Other than standing in a hole, = what do other tall guys do?<BR><BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>