[pianotech] Tuned my first "Bird Cage" piano

[David Boyce]

I can't believe you've not tuned a birdcage before!  What you need is 
not a strip mute but a Papps mute. No good at all trying to tune without 
dampers. Papps mute easily fits between the damper wires, and is located 
by dragging the tip across the strings, plectrum-like. It's fast, and easy.

Best regards,

David.
>
> Tuned my first "bird-cage" piano - a Chappell & Co.
>
> At first, I thought I would try it without taking out the dampers. 
> Quickly found that the dampers had to go. THAT was quite a challenge 
> tuning with the whole piano zinging. Quickly figured out that the 
> quieter I played each note the less zing you would get. Dang I wish I 
> had a strip mute. 

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