RUBBER MUTES

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Hi Terry,
I'll have to check out piano tech's catelog for those mutes.  I didn' t =
see them in schaff?  The metal sticks get in the way especially in the =
trebble. =20

I'm curious, how long does it take everyone here to tune?  It's still =
taking me 3hours ;(  Will a new lever speed me up?
Marshall
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  Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:25 PM
  Subject: Re: RUBBER MUTES


  Hello Marshall,

  I trust we are talking about vertical pianos here. I use two rubber =
mutes whenever possible on plain wires. I use felt wedges in the bass.

  In the treble area yes, sometimes it is too tight to use rubber mutes. =
When things get tight, first I try placing the leading mute below the =
hammer strike point but above the dampers (you can almost always do =
that). If I can get to where there are only two dampered notes left =
before interference occurs, I will just aim the trailing mute one way, =
then the other so that it is not struck by the hammer. I also have a =
very small, thin rubber mute that I sometimes use. On nicer pianos that =
aren't going to chew up an expensive wooden mute, I use the =
leather-covered wooden mutes that Pianotek sells (they really work well) =
- the are used much like a Pap's mute (which I will also use at times). =
I find that one of these four approaches will always get the job done.

  Hope this helps.

  Terry Farrell
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    SNIP
    What does everyone here do in order to overcome the challange of =
using rubber mutes in the trebble when tuning unisons?  The stick ones =
get in the way of the hammers.  I don't want to use a wedge mute fearing =
that it might get loose and fall down into the piano. =20
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    Marshall
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