Tommy I, too, mute all the bicords and tricords with strip mutes, but mine are not the generic strip mutes from supply houses. I use back rail cloth for the center section about .145" thick and action clothe forthebicords and upper tricords about .139" thick. The mutes will "leak" if the are not snug. To reduce this, I lift up on the bottom edge of the strips so fold between the strings is at an angle. Also run the mutes as close as possible to the strike point. The center section tricords are the only ones that seem to leak. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bigeartb@aol.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 10:05 PM Subject: muting strings > List: > I usually mute (with the felt strips only) the entire piano from tenor > through the last treble note before tuning. However, I have noticed primarily > in the tenor and mid sections, I hear a lot of overtones when using only the > felt strips as a mute. When I use rubber mutes I hear the fundamental much, > much better and most of the overtones are not as obvious. Do you folk mute > only with felt strips or do you find it better to mute with the rubber mutes. > If rubber...individual rubber mutes or a 'bank of rubber mutes'? > > Thanks, > Tommy Black > Decatur, Ala. > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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