<!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>Hi Tom,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for giving the product # for the mutes.  I'd like to give them a try as I often have trouble with rubber mutes on uprights.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</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 style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tomtuner@verizon.net href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">TOM DRISCOLL</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:45 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Problem with Rubber Mutes Falling in Upright Piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I suggest using wire handles on the mutes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    A telescoping magnet can retrieve them by the handles.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    On Players where a dropped mute can be a  crisis , I thread a temperment strip through the loops on the end of the wire handles  on both mutes</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    As for mute placement, it does take some experience-practice and for me the mutes # MR-1R available from pianotek are my favorites for those tight places</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom Driscoll</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 style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rfinley@rcn.com href="mailto:rfinley@rcn.com">Robert Finley</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 09, 2006 10:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Problem with Rubber Mutes Falling in Upright Piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have had problems with rubber wedge mutes falling down into an upright piano. In some places it is difficult to find the best position to place the mutes, especially in the higher treble because the strings are so short and there is so little room. When the mute falls down it sometimes dislodges the hammer butt springs and I have to re-position them on the hammer butts with a damper regulating tool. What would you recommend I do to stop this happening? Thank you very much. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert Finley</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>