mutes

[Farrell]

I use a felt wedge mute in the base on verticals, and two rubber mutes elsewhere. I also use the small thin wooden mutes quite frequently on verticals. Two applications. First is at you get near the last notes with dampers, there is little room for two rubber mutes (especially on short pianos). I use the wooden mute between the hammers and just on top of the dampers, but otherwise just like a rubber mute. Then, further up in the treble, on bad pianos with tons of false beats, sometimes it is easier/faster to tune each string to the machine. The wooden wedge mute is great for centering on an outside string and muting the outside and center string to allow tuning only the other outside string. Rusty strings tear them up.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Neuman" <piano@charlesneuman.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 6:03 PM
Subject: mutes


> Does anyone use the Papps spring mute (which I see in the Pianotek
> catalog)?  What exactly does it do? Mute the outside strings while you
> tune the center? And what about the wooden mutes with a split wedge? How
> are they useful?
> 
> I'd love to improve my efficiency in the upper treble, and I'm open to
> various techniques, including strip muting, not strip muting, and using
> various kinds of mutes. Any opinions would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Charles Neuman
> PTG Assoc, Long Island
> 
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