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At 07:04 PM 6/29/2005 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>My hands, wrists, and arms do ok,
its the cramp right under my shoulder blade on my back. This happens
working at the bench, as well. I assume its from holding your arm out in
front of your body. Any ideas?<br>
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That's where the massage therapist comes in, Richard. The <i>Journal</i>
carried the award-winning Claire Davies series about trigger point self
massage. That under-the-blade-cramp is a common target. The articles will
be on the CD-ROMs, and Mr. Davies wrote a book that is very popular with
therapists.<br>
If you don't want to visit a pro, read the articles and get a
"Thera-cane", or similar device.(knock-offs are real cheap)
Also, you can use tennis balls while laying down or driving. Pinpoint
self massage.<br><br>
Good luck,<br>
Guy<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><b><i>Phil Bondi
<phil@philbondi.com></i></b> wrote:
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<dd>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>
<dd>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>
<dd>-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>
<dd>-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 t! his 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.
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<dd>These are places to start as far as technique is concerned, and if
technique is not an issue, then:<br><br>
<dd>Conrad: 44R..pinstripe!<br><br>
<dd>You should also know that part of my mental/physical well-being is a
full body massage 2x a month.<br><br>
<dd>-Phil Bondi(Fl)</font>
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Richard<br>
the "Piano Guy" </blockquote></html>