Slipping Paps wedge

Michael Gamble michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
Sat, 2 Jul 2005 16:37:25 +0100


Hello John - it's "Papps" wedge. ;-)
Michael G.(UK)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: Slipping Paps wedge


> They did change material Susan.
> The originals were  an off white, and lasted years.
> The newer ones are blue, and a much softer material, and mine last about a 
> year, before there is a danger of breakage, from wear.
> I like the idea, of staggering usage, from bass for new, up. As they get 
> older, they stay in place, much better. This gets back to someone's 
> suggestion, of cutting a groove. As they get older, they have a natural 
> groove.
> I don't like the fact that they wear out, so fast.
> Perhaps, they were trying to improve on the noise factor, that some 
> complain of, although that never bothered me.
> Papp, does seem to be the spelling from the catalogues, just as an aside. 
> :-)
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Kline" <skline@peak.org>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 12:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Slipping Paps wedge
>
>
>> At 12:26 PM 7/2/2005 +0930, you wrote:
>>>The thinnest is used from about A4 up and usually is the first to break.
>>
>>
>> Hi, Robin.
>>
>> You've had Paps mutes break? After 26 years, I'm still using my original 
>> two.
>> Perhaps yours are differently made?
>>
>> Susan
>>
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