RUBBER MUTES

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Hi Allen,
You're right about prayer though seriously, and I'm not trying to scare =
anyone off who doesn' t believe in Christ as saviour etc.  What I mean =
is, God continues to help me as a beginning tuner get work although not =
steady at this point.  I'm in South Bend IN and we have about 8 or maybe =
10 tuners perhaps more that I haven' t met or heard of.  Every time I =
e-mail a church or school, I get the usual, we already have a tuner.  So =
I've been discouraged before. =20

I like the cracking the notes or unisons method because I don' t have to =
fool with felts and the visual aggrevation of pushing them in etc.  I'm =
hoping that my new lever will increase my speed etc. =20
Marshall
p.s. Too bad Schaff doesn't make a tooth brush we can screw onto our =
levers.  The 15 degree angle might be perfect for tough to reach teeth =
after eating pop corn. :)
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Alan Barnard=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:35 PM
  Subject: RE: RUBBER MUTES


  1. KEEP your student tuning lever. It makes a nice back-up for =
emergencies or to carry in a lightweight pack when you travel, etc., but =
mostly it is useful because the tip won't unscrew on you if you are =
trying to back out a very tight pin. It is also handy and light for =
restringing work.

  2. On uprights, I use a regular felt strip in the tenor and a thin =
felt strip in the treble but only after the last damper. For the =
dampered treble I use one long stick mute (the kind Pianotek selss) on =
the right side of the trichord, down low below the top of the damper =
felt and, on the left side of the trichord I use a long skinny rubber =
mute without a stick. I think I got it at Schaff. It's about 6 inches =
long and only about a 1/4 to 3/8 inch wide. This I stick as high as I =
can up against the V bar and in deeply enough to be snug. The mutes =
don't interfere with the hammers at all.

  I tune the center string, move the right mute to the right of the next =
higher trichord, tune the right string, move the top mute to the left of =
that next higher trichord, then tune the left string. Then you are ready =
to tune the center string of that next note, etc.. When you've finished =
the treble, you must go back and check/fine tune/crack the notes you =
tuned with mutes because you don't hear all three strings played =
together as you are tuning up.=20

  I would talk to a sight-impaired tuner for tips on placing mutes and =
not having the piano eat them. When I tune player pianos, I tie my mutes =
together with a long string so I can fish one out if it drops. Something =
like that might help.

  Good luck, get active in PTG, attend meetings and =
conferences/conventions, eat your Wheaties, brush your teeth, say your =
prays, and have fun. When you get discouraged--and you definitely =
will--just remember that we have ALL been there and are now here for =
you!

  Alan Barnard
  Salem, Missouri


    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From:=20
    To: Pianotech
    Sent: 01/02/2006 7:12:01 PM=20
    Subject: RUBBER MUTES


    Hi everyone. =20
    I must say. I'm enjoying this list as a new tuner.  Susan and =
everyone else that wrote, thanks for the insight.  When you're vision =
impaired, any extra sight helps. ;)  Speaking of my sight challanges I =
have a question.=20

    What does everyone here do in order to overcome the challange of =
using rubber mutes in the trebble when tuning unisons?  The stick ones =
get in the way of the hammers.  I don't want to use a wedge mute fearing =
that it might get loose and fall down into the piano. =20

    Speaking of unisons.  An RPT in Chicago taught me the "cracking the =
unison" method, and I must say, it's much better than using that pain in =
the rump red felt.  When you're sight impaired that felt gives you =
headaches.  Do any of you use that method that originated from Virgil =
Smith? =20
    Have a great night everyone.  Susan, I'll let you know when my first =
real tuning lever arrives.  Does anyone want my student lever for fire =
wood after I receive my real lever?
    Marshall
     .=20

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      From: Erwinspiano@aol.com=20

         Thanks Phil
        Same to you.
          Sorry for the delay....Holidays & all.   The product brand we =
use to letter the embossing on the plates after guilding  is" Zig " & =
it's called Painty twin.  It's black enamel on one end & white on the =
other.  I'm not sure if it comes in black only.  We got the pen at =
Michaels art supply.   It says Manufactured by Kuretake =
Co.LTD.......Japan Or just go on line & see what you can find. The tip =
appears to be fine point made of felt.
           We have a more difficult time finding rub on numbers & =
letters decals for serial &  model numbers.  Typically we have found =
them at graphic supply houses.  Archetects have used them but We haven't =
bought for a while. sooo dunno.  We  have a procedure to get those on =
straight but I wont' go there now.
        Lettering the plate with the zig product has become way less =
tedious & looks professional.  If one makes an error just wipe up with =
mineral spirits & start over.=20
         The decals are rubbed on & then sprayed over with clear spray =
can lacquer or whatever..  We resort to drawing the string size no.s on =
with the same pen as the embossing as the tiny no. decals aredifficult & =
troublesome to handle, being that small.  Hope this helps.
         Dale Erwin
        Hi Dale - Happy New Year to you.

        You told me about the pen used to trace the letters..I am =
wondering=20
        about the method used for the Serial# and Model#. I always =
struggle with=20
        this all-important touch of the plate.

        Thanks for your advice,

        -Phil




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