<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Marshall,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I trust we are talking about vertical = pianos here. I use two rubber mutes whenever possible on plain wires. I use felt = wedges in the bass.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the treble area yes, sometimes it is = too tight to use rubber mutes. When things get tight, first I try placing the = leading mute below the hammer strike point but above the dampers (you can almost = always do that). If I can get to where there are only two dampered notes left = before interference occurs, I will just aim the trailing mute one way, then the = other so that it is not struck by the hammer. I also have a very small, thin = rubber mute that I sometimes use. On nicer pianos that aren't going to chew up = an expensive wooden mute, I use the leather-covered wooden mutes = that Pianotek sells (they really work well) - the are used much like a Pap's = mute (which I will also use at times). I find that one of these four = approaches will always get the job done.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this helps.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>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.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT = face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>