Hi, Don't forget to try a Papp's mute in the treble. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Spalding" <spalding48@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:22 AM Subject: RE: Muting Pattern > Hi Corte, > > During this past year, I made the same change (from strip muting to unisons > as you go). I use a split mute, as described by Mitch Kiel on this list > not too long ago. Tip: use narrow mutes, 1/4" or less, so they can fit > between the hammer and the damper, or above the hammer, in the top treble > damper section. Tuning the 3rd string to 2 open strings has been a > challenge, but you can look on it as an opportunity to take your unison > tuning to the next level. Besides, if your normal routine includes > pounding the piano all over followed by checking and fixing unisons, you > still have a safety net. The ability to tune unisons well enough to use > them for interval checks seems to be one big thing that separates the > experts from us novices. This would be a step in the right direction. Go > for it! > > Mike Spalding RPT > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <cswearingen@daigger.com> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Date: 8/8/2003 8:35:58 AM > > Subject: Muting Pattern > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello List, > > > > Since I started tuning part time about 3 years ago, I have always strip > > muted the entire tenor and treble sections. I use a Verituner and set the > > center string of each tri-chord, check aurally, and once I'm satisfied, I > > pull in the unisons (always aurally). > > > > I would like to try switching to tuning unisons as I go. Can someone > > experienced in this tell me their technique in moving the mutes around > > (since strip muting is no longer an option with this method)? > > > > Do you use two mutes, one split mute, etc. I prefer to only tune one > > string of a unison to another string so I want to try and avoid the > > situation where I'm tuning one string of a tri-chord to the other two open > > strings of the tri-chord. However, I'm not sure if their is an efficient > > muting pattern for this. > > > > Any suggestions or ideas you could provide would be great. > > > > By the way, thanks with all your suggestions on voicing down my Yamaha U1. > > Here is the procedure I decided to try. > > > > 1. 50/50 alcohol/water solution applied to the hammers > > 2. Taking a very small layer of felt off the hammers and then polishing > > with 320 grit emery cloth (I reshaped the hammers about 6 months ago so no > > further reshaping needed to be done) > > 3. Ironed the hammers > > > > This produced the desired rich warm tone I had wanted for the longest > time. > > Next time, I'm going to try the steam method. Thanks again for your > > advice! > > > > Thanks, > > Corte Swearingen > > Chicago > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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