to mute or not to mute?

[David Andersen]

hey kids---love to jump in on a lot of these threads; just had major  
surgery on my left hand to repair RA-damaged tendons and ligaments,  
and now typing w/ one finger...installing new Mac-based dictation  
program...we'll see how it goes....please send me healing mojo....in  
a splint for a month.....
xoDavid Andersen



On Mar 20, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Steve Blasyak wrote:

> Hey Now,
>
> First let me make clear I am not posting this for the sake of  
> argument, just to continue the discussion. I have been following  
> this thread with interest. The idea of tuning unisons as you go I  
> accept and practice. However I don't understand what using a  
> temperament strip has to do with it? I tune unisons as I go, and  
> have been doing so for a long time, yet I use a temperament strip.  
> If that classifies me as a beginner by the standards of my peers so  
> be it. For example tune center string of middle C, pull felt, tune  
> left string middle C, then tune right string of B 3 and so on.
>
> Now I understand the stability statements and agree. I just don't  
> understand what difference it makes if you use a felt strip of a  
> rubber mute. On Grand's I can see the practicality of using the  
> single mute system and if that is a preference of many I accept  
> this. On uprights/consoles/spinets, I personally don't see it as  
> practical, but that's just me. I use a home made split mute by  
> supper gluing two rubber mutes together slightly offset. I have one  
> I use in grands and two I use for uprights.
>
> Another thought has come to mind while reading these various posts.  
> What about those of us who tune aurally. Are you constantly  
> changing the split mutes from one interval to another? Octaves  
> fourths fifths and so on? What's the harm in strip muting two  
> octaves to get your temperament set. Although this may be slightly  
> off topic I ask because I am trying to learn aural tuning.  
> Struggling but getting better, slowly.
>
> Steve Blasyak
> Orange county Chapter
>
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>
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