A solution to the vertical mute problem!

Michelle Smith michelle at cdaustin.com
Sun Apr 9 20:28:02 MDT 2006


This contraption reminds me of my dad.  He can make/fix just about  
anything with a coat hanger or some duct tape.  Thanks for the great  
suggestion Ed!

Michelle Smith
Student Tuner
Bastrop, Texas

On Apr 9, 2006, at 4:01 PM, ed440 at mindspring.com wrote:

>
> By golly, I believe I have come up with an ultimate treble mute,  
> one that will get completely out of the way in the tightest spinet,  
> and not pop loose.  I've posted pictures to files at ptg.org. and  
> impatiently await the moderator's assistance in showing them.
>
> Meanwhile, the mute is made by hooking one rubber grommet from a  
> spinet key fork onto a piece of coat hanger wire.  The groove on  
> the grommet easily snaps between two unisons at the V-bar.  Then  
> press the damper pedal and slide the grommet down below the damper  
> tops. Flip the wire forward between the dampers and it rests on the  
> hammer rest rail, completely out of the way of the hammers.
>
> I carried this idea around in my head for several months, and  
> finally got around to trying it this afternoon because of the  
> discussion on this list.
>
> Ed Sutton
>

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