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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Full body massage. I don't think my
Wife would allow me to have that done. :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>When I tune, I think that I kind of
use my whole body, with a partial locking of the arm.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>It is hard to explain, it might have
started when I had tennis elbow and had to adapt.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>I am 67 now, and my arms and
shoulders don't get sore. Sometimes my back will be. I guess I am just lucky, in
not having the problems that some seem to have.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=phil@philbondi.com href="mailto:phil@philbondi.com">Phil Bondi</A>
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<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> Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: What to do for sore wrists
and arms.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT 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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