<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I echo David's message (below).  = The tuner that I apprenticed with years ago told me to learn to tune left-handed, = that I'd be glad I did.  Never did, still can't, wish I could!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie</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"> </DIV> <P><BR>At some point in the high treble, I simply move around and end = up standing next to the treble side of the piano...looking towards = the bass...hammer handle at 12 o'clock or so and my left hand is clear to = strike the notes...actually quite comfortable.   I sit and stand = through out the tuning...it is most important to change the way we situate = ourselves during the tuning...different muscles etc.......</P> <P><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Dave Davis" <DAVISTUNES@YAHOO.COM><BR>To: = Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 1/25/2006 1:19:42 PM<BR>Subject: RE: = Grand High Treble Sitting Position, was: Tuning Hammer<BR><BR> <DIV align=left>Ahhhh...I have it now. You're sitting at the side of = the piano rather than *on* the side.... </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tune on...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Davis</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><EM>Terry wrote: = </EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Now why is that hard to picture? I don't get = kinky with the piano, although there is a certain amount of intimacy involved - especially with those that respond in a meaningful way to my = manipulation. It's just a simple description of how I sit to tune a grand piano high = treble section.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've only watched one other guy tune a grand = piano - and I don't remember how he approached the high treble. Where do others = sit while tuning the high treble?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Now you've got me curious....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> ! ;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</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>I'm trying to picture this...:-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Davis, RPT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>Terry wrote:</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>[snip]  ...<FONT face=Arial> I sit on the side of the piano, typically with the right front piano leg between my = knees </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></XBODY></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>