Muting Pattern

[John Ross]

Hi,
I use it all the time in the treble, and would be lost without it.
The product should definitely last longer. I think I get about 1-2 years,
before I have to replace it. The new blue plastic ones, wear out much
faster. So a newer longer lasting material, would be a plus.
A rubber coated tip, would make it too thick, and would wear off.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cswearingen@daigger.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: Muting Pattern


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> Hi John,
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> If someone would take some time to redesign the Papp's mute, I would
> certainly use it.  At present, I find the plastic one that I have to be
> almost useless.  If they could strengthen the spring and coat the ends
with
> rubber material, I think more people would be interested in utilizing it.
> To me, the Papp's mute is a great idea that was poorly executed in design.
> But, that's just my opinion.
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> Corte
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> Hi,
>  Don't forget to try a Papp's mute in the treble.
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Spalding" <spalding48@earthlink.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:22 AM
> Subject: RE: Muting Pattern
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> > Hi Corte,
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> > During this past year, I made the same change (from strip muting to
> unisons
> > as you go).  I use a split mute, as described by Mitch Kiel on this list
> > not too long ago.  Tip:  use narrow mutes, 1/4" or less, so they can fit
> > between the hammer and the damper, or above the hammer, in the top
treble
> > damper section.  Tuning the 3rd string to 2 open strings has been a
> > challenge, but you can look on it as an opportunity to take your unison
> > tuning to the next level.  Besides, if your normal routine includes
> > pounding the piano all over followed by checking and fixing unisons, you
> > still have a safety net.  The ability to tune unisons well enough to use
> > them for interval checks seems to be one big thing that separates the
> > experts from us novices.  This would be a step in the right direction.
> Go
> > for it!
> >
> > Mike Spalding RPT
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> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: <cswearingen@daigger.com>
> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Date: 8/8/2003 8:35:58 AM
> > > Subject: Muting Pattern
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> > > Hello List,
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> > > Since I started tuning part time about 3 years ago, I have always
strip
> > > muted the entire tenor and treble sections.  I use a Verituner and set
> the
> > > center string of each tri-chord, check aurally, and once I'm
satisfied,
> I
> > > pull in the unisons (always aurally).
> > >
> > > I would like to try switching to tuning unisons as I go.  Can someone
> > > experienced in this tell me their technique in moving the mutes around
> > > (since strip muting is no longer an option with this method)?
> > >
> > > Do you use two mutes, one split mute, etc.  I prefer to only tune one
> > > string of a unison to another string so I want to try and avoid the
> > > situation where I'm tuning one string of a tri-chord to the other two
> open
> > > strings of the tri-chord.  However, I'm not sure if their is an
> efficient
> > > muting pattern for this.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions or ideas you could provide would be great.
> > >
> > > By the way, thanks with all your suggestions on voicing down my Yamaha
> U1.
> > > Here is the procedure I decided to try.
> > >
> > > 1.  50/50 alcohol/water solution applied to the hammers
> > > 2.  Taking a very small layer of felt off the hammers and then
> polishing
> > > with 320 grit emery cloth (I reshaped the hammers about 6 months ago
so
> no
> > > further reshaping needed to be done)
> > > 3.  Ironed the hammers
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> > > This produced the desired rich warm tone I had wanted for the longest
> > time.
> > > Next time, I'm going to try the steam method.  Thanks again for your
> > > advice!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Corte Swearingen
> > > Chicago
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