Papp's Mute

[Barrie Heaton]

In message <950815203455_55354319@aol.com> FREDIEBOY@aol.com writes:
 I am seeking any information on the history of the Papps Mute.
> Who was Papp?
> Was the Papps mute originally designed as a piano tool?
> I do know it was invented in England, and is now handled by Fletcher &
> Neuman.  Any help would be appreciated.
> fred weinstein
>
 Yes the papps mute (or know as papps wedge in England) was made
as a tuning aid.  Mr Pap  was a French man who made pianos in
France not England his other clame to fame wes he introduced
overstring to France. I Have no date wen envented  I spoke to
sevaral older tuners who said that the wedge was introduced to
England in the early 1930s. The origenal wedges were made of
wood and worked a lot beter than the moden nylon wedges of
to-day I did have a old wood wedge myself once but alase someone
took a shine to it and releved me of it ;-(. But the moden wedge
is still far superior than a listing mute. :-)

Barrie Heaton. MABPT MIMIT
England.
piano@forte.demon.co.uk
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