<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Wayne Walker said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>While<BR>tuning the piano I drop a = rubber mute into the action between the hammers<BR>and dampers. Having remember all = of the posting regarding Papps mute I<BR>thought you may interested that I use = my, as tweezers to retrieved my rubber<BR>mutes when I drop them into the action."</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT><BR>Wayne,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've found that is a good way to break = those puppies!!! A better tool for "extraction" is/are Hemostats!<G> = Don't leave home without them, I say.<G> Available from Jensen Tools, in many different sizes and configurations. Highly recommend them!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>