Sounds like you'll have to use a little different tuning procedure, use more mutes, take longer, etc. Sounds like a $135.86 tuning to me. Isn't it interesting how we learn a method that works perfectly for us on 99% of the pianos (mostly modern) that we see and unfortunately become inflexible? I sympathize! I came across one the other day. Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Covington, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: Jerry Hunt <jhunt@geocities.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Strip muting problem > Date: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 3:16 AM > > After doing some repairs on a 1911 Feuhr & Stemmer (the subject of a > previous post, for which I received some valuable tips - thanks again), > and a couple of pitch raises, I went a couple of days ago to do the fine > tuning. I discovered, much to my chagrin, that because the strings are > very close to the plate (this appears to be by design, and not due to > some problem that has crept up over the years), it was nearly impossible > to get a strip to stay between the strings. So I used my thinnest strip, > poked it in the best I could, and juggled wedge mutes frantically, but > that made checks, such as series of thirds, etc., quite difficult. > > Does anyone have any suggestions as how best to handle this sort of > problem? My first inclination was to tell the customer that I needed to > burn in a hammer and "accidentally" set the whole piano on fire, but > then decided that would be bad customer relations :o) But seriously, any > help with stripping, or alternative (other than using 50 wedge mutes) > would be greatly appreciated.
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