Mickey, I strip-mute the whole piano. For the top section in most consoles and spinets I insert a strip mute, then push it with my fingers below the hammer strike line, starting at C8 and working left. (Does being left-handed make a difference?) When I get to where the dampers start, I gently pull 3-4 away from the strings and push the mute down between the dampers and the strings. When the center string is tuned the whole way up, I remove the mute, again carefully lifting 3-4 dampers at a time if there's any chance of damaging them by just ripping the mute out. One needs to be careful both when inserting the mute and removing it, because you don't want to damage the dampers at all. I tune the side strings using standard rubber mutes with handles. There's not much room left for the hammer to hit the string where the dampers are, but I can usually make it work. Regards, Clyde Hollinger Mickey Kessler wrote: > So my > first question is, how do most of you mute top section, above the > break? It's so hard to get to, especially on spinets. Is there a good > trick you can pass along? Is there a way to strip mute the whole > thing? If so, what muting material do you use? Commercial temperament > strips?
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