<!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 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use my Yamaha spoon bender to push the mute felt under the dampers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</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=a440@bresnan.net href="mailto:a440@bresnan.net">A440 Piano Service</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 26, 2007 10:05 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> temperament strip installation tool</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've enjoyed reading the thread on installing temperament strips below the treble dampers.  I thought I'd share with you the tool I use to install temperament strips.  I'm attaching a .jpg and I hope it gets through.  But in case it doesn't, or if you don't want to bother opening it, here's the description.  It's a simple 6" steel ruler with a modification.  Ward Guthrie suggested to me that I use a steel ruler instead of a screwdriver to push the felt strip between strings.  It offers a wider end than a screwdriver AND gives you the longer flat surface used to push gangs of felt loops exactly where you want them.  I've really liked the idea, but the only drawback was that the end of the ruler dug rather painfully into my palm.  Well, I solved that by simply taking a rubber foot designed for a percussion stand (snare drum, cymbal, et al) with a narrow slit-type opening and put it on one end of the ruler.  Obviously, the rubber foot end goes into the palm.  Even the angle of the foot on the end contributes to increased comfort.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this helps somebody.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Dorr</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helena, MT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>