Jerry, At 11:07 AM 12/3/97 +0000, you wrote: >I'm still a novice tuner, and I do a lot of checks, which is difficult, >at best, using just the rubber mutes. And I don't like the amount of >mute juggling it takes to tune with just the rubber mutes. OK, so take a slightly different tack. Use sufficient mutes to cover an entire octave for your basic temperament. There's always a way to do this...odd/reverse angles, "stacked" mutes (ugly but works). With pianos like you are describing, there really isn't a "right" way, there are different ways that work better, or worse, for you. With those old Wurlitzers, (I actually was an apprentice, too) I found that I could sort of use the strip for 6 or 7 unisons, if I staggered where the felt was inserted between them, then use wedges for the rest. Also used a Papps mute a good deal on those. On some instruments, there is simply no easy way to do much of anything. Horace Horace Greeley Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014
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