---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks Joe. I'll try that next time I see IT. will On Oct 17, 2005, at 1:46 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote: > Will said: " > This isn't my first trip into the birdcage. Great deal of fun. It is > the first time I've had to resort to muting through the action though. > =A0 > Until I either know something about Reinbach pianos in general or this > beasty in particular, I will keep going back to do my best to make it > work well! > =A0 > will, > One=A0"trick" w/overdamper pianos is: 1. Remove the action and strip=20= > mute the entire piano slightly below the hammer strike line.=A0This is=20= > very easy, as most overdamper pianos actions come out/in very quickly.=20= > Once you have tuned "one" string of each note, take the action out,=20 > (or just "tip" it for access, and pull the strip of all of the=20 > "left"/remaining strings. Once that pass is complete, "tip" the action=20= > and pull the strips and do the remaining untuned strings. This will go=20= > rather quickly, (or, at least, should.<G>)2. For individual muting=A0THE= =20 > tool of choice/necessity is the Papp's Mute. If you don't have=20 > one....Get One!<G> The Sanderson method of pitch raising, (See my=20 > article in the PTJ, December 1999), is THE method to use, IMO. I work=20= > on a whole lot of these "beaties" and they usually take a slight bit=20= > more time to do than a "modern" Upright. BTW, I generally tune them to=20= > 440!<G> "If it can't be tuned to Standard Pitch! then it either needs=20= > to be restrung or junked!" (my usual comment to clients.) Flack suit=20= > Zipped!!!<G> > =A0 > =A0 > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I > =A0 > =A0 > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2296 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/2f/a5/3d/e6/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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