when I used to live in an apartment, I installed thick foam baffles between the back posts, as well as a thinner piece lining the kick board. this dampened the overall volume to a fair degree, but didn't totally kill it like those practice mutes. As a side benefit, a BIG one, is that fact that the tuning has stayed solid for almost a whole year! I measure the pitch periodically, and it seems never to be more than +-3 Cents. The foam obviously protects the soundboard (to a seemingly high degree)from exposure to temperature, drafts and to changes in RH. Terry Peterson _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
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