3/11/2023 0 Comments Yiruma from the yellow room zip![]() One may have tensed the muscles in the forearms, wrists and hands while tuning in a way that one never would in playing. ![]() To tune the piano well, one must operate the keys very firmly and manipulate the tuning hammer with very exacting movements.Īfter tuning, the thing to do would be to relax, take stretching breaks and do some warm up finger exercises such as one may do in any case before attempting to launch into any advanced repertoire. To play the piano well, one must have nimble fingers, hands and wrists. The first thing that comes to mind is that the skills directly involved with tuning are apt to be contrary to those involved with highly skilled playing of the piano but there are ways to learn to do each without one impairing the other. There are occasionally moving and lifting tasks but those who do not have the strength to do those find ways around it such as a little assistance from someone else. Many who had more strength in their youth but suffered the impairment of rotators cuff injuries in both shoulders and tendonitis continue to do this work as a full time occupation. Indeed, there are many women technicians and many elderly who do this work. Most of what is involved in piano tuning, voicing, repair and regulation does not require much strength at all.
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