This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Keep a large deather in the piano - that'll probe out that un-wanted = dust. (end of Bird Commercial) :-) Michael G.(UK) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Porritt, David=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 2:29 PM Subject: RE: Papp's mute That reminds me of one of my prouder moments in this business. I went = to tune a Steinway "A" for a local teacher of high regard. The top was = up and I was preparing to tune when she said "Would it be too much = trouble, would you have to undo all those bolts, to lift up this plate = so I could dust under it?" It was a proud moment because I successfully = suppressed a laugh! =20 dp=20 =20 David M. Porritt dporritt@smu.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Farrell Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 7:34 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Papp's mute =20 Yeah, and then the lady looks over your shoulder and notices that = there is actually a soundboard under all that dust and asks: "is there = any way to clean that dust out of there?"=20 =20 Sure: $$$$$ ;-) =20 Terry Farrell And the felt wedges do a good job of removing dust and debris from = odd corners of the plate and soundboard. You've noticed how they dust = off part of the soundboard when you use them in tuning the treble? One = can do that on purpose, for places like the plate in front of the = agraffes, under the tenor wire.=20 Susan=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/17/1b/53/d0/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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