I find the opposite. The new ones pop out, and the old ones with the groove stay in. If they went back to the older off white material, it did last longer. Obviously, since they don't cost much, make them wear out quicker, and keep your profit margin up. :-) John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk> To: "Susan Kline" <skline@peak.org>; <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 12:34 PM Subject: Re: Slipping Paps wedge > Hello Susan and List > Yes I too have had them break. It's because I tune a lot of pianos and > shoving them in between rusty old strings tends to wear them away. I have > sometimes cut off the old "waisting" and retrimmed the old Papps to the > correct profile. The newer the Papps wedge the better they stay in situ > when tuning. The older and more smooth-worn they get the more likely they > are to pop out as you hit that note. So gently sand - or emery - that > "waisting" until it's rougher and the wedge stays where it's put. > A new Papps wedge doesn't cost an arm and a leg and I hate it when they > pop out at you. > Regards from windy Sussex-on-Sea. > Michael G.(UK) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Kline" <skline@peak.org> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 4:22 AM > 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 >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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