spoon bender won't fit!

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 16:40 11/16/2004, you wrote:


>Next time, Conrad, I think I'll try it your way.  (But tell me, how do you 
>get the damper rod wedged while it's in the piano?) Since I rarely 
>contribute, and no one mentioned the above method, well, here it is.
>
>Anonymously yours,
>PianoTunaGuy


Dear CharlieTunaGuy,

I have small hands and can usually get a wireless rubber mute as a wedge in 
from the side.  You might have to remove the vertical rods and work the 
lift bar manually, lifting the rod with a bent coathanger/string hook with 
one hand while inserting the mute with the other.  Split bars (bass/treble) 
are the most fun.

Forgot to mention that you should first make sure that the bar lifts evenly 
(usually a silly assumption that it does), and not like a sort of damper 
glissando.





Conrad Hoffsommer
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