Grommet mute, pic 1

[pianotune05]

Ed,
Thanks for the help on this.  I have plenty of coat hangers that I don't use 
which will come in handy for mute handles.
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ed440 at mindspring.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: Grommet mute, pic 1


> Marshall,
> The wire mute handle is probably too short.
> Use a piece of coat hanger wire, about 8" long to start.
> When it's done it should be just over 6".
> Make the handle loop like a "p," not like a lollipop, so that when the 
> wire rests on the hammer rail. the loop is down below the hammer heads and 
> out of the way.
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: pianotune05 <pianotune05 at comcast.net>
>>Sent: Apr 10, 2006 8:50 AM
>>To: ed440 at mindspring.com, Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>Subject: Re: Grommet mute, pic 1
>>
>>Hi Ed,
>>What type of handle are you using on the mute.  When you mentioned wire
>>handle, I automaticly thought of the long handle with the circle at the 
>>end
>>used on stick mutes.  Will those work?
>>Marshall
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: <ed440 at mindspring.com>
>>To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 4:52 PM
>>Subject: Grommet mute, pic 1
>>
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