Yes. Many apartment and condo dwellers use them. However, you're right, a lot of people don't know it's there. I usually show a parent, and suggest that when they have a headache, it will make the kid's practice more tolerable. :-) Dave Davis ________________________________ From: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:57:20 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Muffler rail screws Does anyone know anyone who actually uses their muffler? Seriously, a lot of people I tune for don't even know what it's for. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com> wrote: Hi Matthew, Are you possibly talking about some of the China dolls that have screws that are so soft that the head strips out when you try to remove them? Of late I have been my pliers to widen the U that holds the rod that pulls the muffler down. That way It can be removed like the old standard Yamahas. Dont you just love the models that just lift out <G> Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Todd To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:09 PM Subject: [pianotech] Muffler rail screws I have been coming to several pianos where the screws are so tight (on new pianos) that I cannot remove the muffler rail to tune, and then am left with the annoyance of tuning around the rail. Some have the wing nuts, but some do not. And rather than strip the screw heads, it is best to leave them alone. However, is there a particular method for removing those stubborn screws? Would liquid wrench work, or is there another trick? Thank you! TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 http://www.toddpianoworks.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090320/773a7a85/attachment.html>
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