mutes

[Allen Wright]

Ric,

I'm curious, do you use the same method on uprights as well? I don't  
use strips on grands, but prefer to on uprights, because I don't like  
dealing with the gravity issues (mutes falling out or drooping down  
onto the dampers, etc.).

Allen Wright


On 27 Feb 2007, at 18:47, RicB wrote:

> I haven't bothered with a strip mute for nigh on 30 years now.  
> Hardly see the point. Always found it much better to use 4-6 rubber/ 
> felt mutes and tune unisons as I go. Ends up much more stable much  
> quicker and I know the tuning as a whole isnt going to wander as  
> much as it does when you've stripped off half the darn  
> instrument...tuned middle strings... and then set the unisons to  
> those.
> Others experience no doubt will vary.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>






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