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<DIV>I use two mutes and do tune the middle string first except at struts.
Right string mute moves up to next unison's right string. Tune right
string to middle. Left string mute moves up to next unison's left
string. Tune left string to middle. When in the treble on uprights
with space problems with the dampers I do use one mute with left string
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<DIV>David I.</DIV>
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***********<BR><BR>On 7/27/01 at 10:32 PM David Graham wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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all- my variation on this was to snip the loop off a regular mute handle.. On
one end is a 3/4 in mute, on the other is a 1/2 in mute, so I use it for both
grands and uprights. It has the advantage of being long enough that it won't
fall down through the upright action (usually).<BR>---<BR>David Graham
<dcgrpt@earthlink.net><BR><BR><BR>----------<BR>From: "Mike McCoy"
<mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net><BR>To: <ctuner@reyburn.com><BR>Subject:
Fw: Temp Strips<BR>Date: Thu, Jul 26, 2001, 7:49 PM<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><FONT size=2>Hi Bruce, Alan and other
non-strippers!<BR><BR> If you are using mutes only
going from bottom to top or top to bottom do<BR>I assume you are not tuning
the center string of a 3-string unison first?<BR>IE: you put a mute between
the mid and 2nd string to mute them both then<BR>tune the left string, then
complete the unison and move on?<BR><BR>Thanks!<BR>Mike<BR><BR><BR>Mike
McCoy RPT<BR>So Central Pa Chapter 170 & SEPA 190 PTG<BR>Langhorne,
Pa<BR><FONT color=#0000ff><U>Mailto:mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net</U></FONT>
<<FONT color=#0000ff><U>mailto:mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net</U></FONT>>
<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Alan McCoy" <<FONT
color=#0000ff><U>amccoy@icehouse.net</U></FONT> <<FONT
color=#0000ff><U>mailto:amccoy@icehouse.net</U></FONT>> ><BR>To:
"Cybertuner" <<FONT color=#0000ff><U>ctuner@reyburn.com</U></FONT>
<<FONT color=#0000ff><U>mailto:ctuner@reyburn.com</U></FONT>>
><BR>Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:16 AM<BR>Subject: RE: Temp.
strips.<BR><BR><BR>> Bruce,<BR>><BR>> I chucked my strip a while
ago and like it too. Except that on verticals I<BR>> still strip out the
tenor. I find it easier to strip it out than to use a<BR>> mute, even
though I still tune unisons as I go. There is something about<BR>>
fiddling with a mute on a vertical in that section (with strings
unevenly<BR>> spaced, older eyes and the ever-present klutz factor -
mutes falling into<BR>> inaccessible places in the action and other
mishaps :-) ) A grand on the<BR>> other hand is easy for even me to
use a single mute throughout the scale.<BR>><BR>> Alan<BR>><BR>>
> -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: Bruce Genck [<FONT
color=#0000ff><U>mailto:brgenck@honeycomb.net</U></FONT> <<FONT
color=#0000ff><U>mailto:brgenck@honeycomb.net</U></FONT>> ]<BR>> >
Sent: July 25, 2001 6:24 PM<BR>> > To: <FONT
color=#0000ff><U>ctuner@reyburn.com</U></FONT> <<FONT
color=#0000ff><U>mailto:ctuner@reyburn.com</U></FONT>> <BR>> >
Subject: Temp. strips.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Carl &
Mitch,<BR>> ><BR>> > I talked with you both at the convention
about the use of temp. strips<BR>> > when tuning. You advised me
to<BR>> > throw them away and tune with a mute doing unisons as I go
from the<BR>> > bottom all the way up. Well, I've tried it again
and like it alot. My<BR>> > tunings are more stable, and it's
taking me less time!<BR>> ><BR>> > I thought you might like to
know that someone does actually listen to<BR>> > you :-) I've
now tried hundreds of pianos both ways and the difference<BR>> > is
huge.<BR>> ><BR>> > Thanks for giving me a push.<BR>>
><BR>> > Bruce Genck<BR>> ><BR>><BR>Mike McCoy RPT<BR>So
Central Pa Chapter 170 & SEPA 190 PTG<BR>Langhorne, Pa<BR><FONT
color=#0000ff><U>Mailto:mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net</U></FONT> <<FONT
color=#0000ff><U>mailto:mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net</U></FONT>>
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