Breaking Paps wedges

[Michael Gamble]

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Yes, Robin, they were made of cane.
Michael G.(UK)
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  From: Robin Stevens=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 7:01 AM
  Subject: Breaking Paps wedges


         Susan...I find that after many tunings they get thinner and =
thinner at the narrowest part of the tip. What happens with a very thin =
Paps wedge is if you hit a string directly, rather than between two =
strings they will break. My thinnest wedge at the moment is .074 thou at =
the narrowest point of the tip, while a new wedge is .101 thou.
        I would expect a wedge to last me about 5 years, although I must =
admit, me being careless is the cause of them breaking.

        When I first started tuning (1960) all the wedges were made out =
of a hard wood of some sort. An old tuner gave me a wedge made out of =
Rose wood which I keep, but not use, being a relic of the past.

        Robin









        -------Original Message-------

        From: Pianotech
        Date: 07/02/05 12:53:27
        To: Pianotech
        Subject: Re: Slipping Paps wedge

        At 12:26 PM 7/2/2005 +0930, you wrote:
        >The thinnest is used from about A4 up and usually is the first =
to break.


        Hi, Robin.

        You've had Paps mutes break? After 26 years, I'm still using my =
original two.
        Perhaps yours are differently made?

        Susan


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