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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Try a split mute as I suggested. Taper the end
to 1/4" at the tip on a belt sander and if it is too thick , use the belt
sander to thin the sides ( the wide part is sometimes too thick and blocks the
hammers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also lift the dampers with the pedal as you insert
the mute. You only need to do this on the highest dampers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV>
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<A title=pianotune05@comcast.net
href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 30, 2006 6:17 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> rubber mutes</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>HI Everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I was going through some old posts about using rubber
mutes in the trebble. Does anyone here know if the rubber mutes sold by
Schaff and Pianotech are the same or do they differ in some way?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm finding as a new piano tuner that my speed is being
eaten up by trying to mute the trebble. I've tried numerous great suggestions,
but don't seem to have the knack to get the mute thing down. Especially
on spinits and my wife's Kimball, it's hard to het your hand in there to mute
it off ie. the top of the right hand gets jammed against the tuning pins
trying to fit the mute it. Also, I find that the ends of the mutes don't
want to grap-seem real thin. Other than this my speed and tuning acuracy
seem to be improving. Any ideas on the muting?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm not sure if I did, but I hope everyone knows that I
appreciate and value yoru expert advice and ideas as I learn this new exciting
trade. Thanks so much again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=hacicspe@gmail.com href="mailto:hacicspe@gmail.com">daniel
carlton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 29, 2006 6:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> what glue for hammer
felts?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>i've got a few hammers off a baldwin spinet with the felt
coming loose. any suggestions as to what glue i should use? i've considered
using PVC-E to reglue the felt because it's supposed to be good for
dissimilar surfaces, but i'm not sure.
<BR><BR>daniel<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>