On Jan 17, 2008, at 07:21, Ben Scott wrote:
> But not for eight hours a day five days a week.
A professional playing a piano bar could be expected to work a 4-
midnight shift, but they take breaks (see they've worked that out too
already)! Odd, isn't it, that we expect musicians to take bre
On Jan 17, 2008 1:12 AM, Bill McGonigle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hmm, that might be current wisdom, but people have been playing
> pianos and harpsichords for a few hundred years.
But not for eight hours a day five days a week. Besides, "we've
always done it that way" isn't a very good reas
On Jan 15, 2008, at 16:21, Ben Scott wrote:
> You likely mean RSI (repetitive strain injury), also called CTD
> (cumulative trauma disorder) or RMD (repetitive motion disorder).
> That issue is a lot bigger and a lot muddier.
Ah, yes, thanks for the correction and the links.
> But current wis
On Jan 15, 2008 3:03 PM, Bill McGonigle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I am *not* a good typist; my wrists stay down all the time. This
>> leads to alot of straying pointer issuse
>
> And potentially carpal tunnel syndrome. "Wrists up!," as my old
> piano teacher would say.
Actually, no.
Carp
