Problem with Rubber Mutes Falling in Upright Piano

[Leslie Bartlett]

why not to go somewhere you can get bamboo shish-ka-bob skewers, and stick
them in the mute ends.  Then use piece of string, oh 8" long, to couple the
mutes?   then, if one falls, the other remains accessible, and you simply
pull the fallen one out of the action with the string-attached other mute.
Bamboo is much lighter and there is also less falling into actions....
les bartlett
houston

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of pianotune05
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 1:13 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Problem with Rubber Mutes Falling in Upright Piano


Hi Tom,
Thanks for giving the product # for the mutes.  I'd like to give them a try
as I often have trouble with rubber mutes on uprights.  
Marshall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: HYPERLINK "mailto:tomtuner at verizon.net"TOM DRISCOLL 
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:pianotech at ptg.org"Pianotech List 
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: Problem with Rubber Mutes Falling in Upright Piano

Robert,
    I suggest using wire handles on the mutes.
    A telescoping magnet can retrieve them by the handles.
    On Players where a dropped mute can be a  crisis , I thread a temperment
strip through the loops on the end of the wire handles  on both mutes
    As for mute placement, it does take some experience-practice and for me
the mutes # MR-1R available from pianotek are my favorites for those tight
places
    Tom Driscoll

----- Original Message ----- 
From: HYPERLINK "mailto:rfinley at rcn.com"Robert Finley 
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:pianotech at ptg.org"pianotech at ptg.org 
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: Problem with Rubber Mutes Falling in Upright Piano

I have had problems with rubber wedge mutes falling down into an upright
piano. In some places it is difficult to find the best position to place the
mutes, especially in the higher treble because the strings are so short and
there is so little room. When the mute falls down it sometimes dislodges the
hammer butt springs and I have to re-position them on the hammer butts with
a damper regulating tool. What would you recommend I do to stop this
happening? Thank you very much. 
 
Robert Finley


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