muting the sound of a grand

[romanop@attglobal.net]

Mark,
    Tell him to get a piece of masonite cut to the shape of the bottom of
the rim. Fill the cavities between the beams with high density foam
(shouldn't be hard to find to find in NYC, easy to cut with an electric
knife). Attach the masonite to the bottom with screws. Maybe use some
weather stripping. Also attach foam to the underside of the lid, use an
Edwards string cover, cover the entire piano. Heavy carpet, caster cups, and
drapes help too. That's about all you can do. Or, install stop rail/ MIDI
system (Gulbransen, PianoDisc).
-----Original Message-----
From: bases-loaded@juno.com <bases-loaded@juno.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 8:40 AM
Subject: muting the sound of a grand


>Hello -
>
>I have a jazz pianist for a client who is taking the plunge and moving to
>the Big Apple to seek fame and glory.
>
>He has a fairly bright little 5'2" Harrington grand that he will be
>taking with him to a small apartment.
>
>He asked me yesterday what recommendations I might suggest to make the
>piano significantly muted so that he can practice without disturbing the
>neighbors too much.  (We have already voiced the piano down as far as he
>wanted me to go.)
>
>According to him, a friend of his "has heard of" such a product.  Are any
>of you aware of such a thing?
>
>The only thing I told him was to cover up the whole works top and bottom
>with a thick blanket.  He has some digital instruments, but prefers to
>practice on the real thing, for obvious reasons....
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Mark Potter
>bases-loaded@juno.com
>