_____ Along with my flexible tag board "treble damper protection device" (see earlier post), I carry a piece of plexiglass about the same size, that I procured from the disposal bin at the local hardware (which cost me $2.00), to push the mute down below the dampers. Sand the edges and corners round. The long end of the mute is placed in the space for the action bracket. BTW, the mute is thin piece of 1" wide action cloth, cut at a taper from 3/8" to 5/8" and left at the original length. I use the handle of my split mute to insert the strip from C8 down to the break in the section, above the dampers. Then employ the flexible.ah. treble damper protection device to "save" the dampers that I just lifted with the damper pedal. The rigid "treble damper positioning device" engages the strip mute to slide the mute below the damper line with the long end hanging out over the hammer rail. Thin action cloth is required because the strings get closer together at the bridge. This technique is about 6 years old, and has worked on virtually every vertical action I've encountered-even the dreaded plastic actions from the 50's and bird cage actions. The insertion devices work well for a variety of other uses. Paul C -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070305/fb7185ea/attachment.html
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