one mute

[David Ilvedson]

That sounds right to me.   

I'm using the felt wedges sold for bass tuning.   Wide ones mostly but the thinner ones for uprights until
I run out of room.   The Papps mute is the plastic chopstick thingy with a spring to keep the tips apart?   
I have one in my kit, but have not really tried it...I'll give it a go on an upright this afternoon...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "David Boyce" <David at piano.plus.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 3/19/2008 1:16:52 PM
Subject: Re: one mute


>In the new book by Brian Capleton, "Theory and Practice of Piano Tuning" he 
>says on p167

>"Tuning only the middle string of each trichord makes the task of scale 
>tuning quicker and easier. The unisons are then tuned afterwards. There is 
>nothing in elementary theory to suggest that this might give a result 
>different to tuning the scale trichord by trichord.   In practice there are 
>important differences, which is why expert tuners always proceed using a 
>Papps wedge, tuning the unisons as the scale tuning proceeds, rather than 
>using muting felt.  Muting felt is, however, used in the learning process, 
>until the trainee reaches the stage where wedge tuning can be undertaken. 
>In order to tune the scale using a Papp's wedge, firstly there must be the 
>ability to reliably tune excellent ans stable unisons, and secondly there 
>must be some understanding of the raltionship between the sound of the 
>unison and the sound of the tempered interval".

>I don't have a muting strip at all, but have always used a Papp's wedge 
>(rubber wedge for grands).

>Best regards,

>David.


>"100% agree. Single mute tuning opens up new vistas of stability and 
>precision; when it's practiced consistently, tunings get better, more 
>musical, more "ringing," clearer. Your standard of listening, and of 
>excellence, rise quickly.
>David Andersen"