<!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 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>Yep, I do that now.  I think Emil Fries might have started it.  Ken Service showed me that method.  It works well and I can put in the strip with one hand!  No use in getting out the screwdriver anymore.  Using your fingers will also prolong the life of your strip.  Though I hate using a temperament strip, more of a single mute fellow myself.  But...  That's a hole new subject aint it!</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #ff0000 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=pianotune05@comcast.net href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05@comcast.net</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> Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:18 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> mutes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I heard that some people use their fingers to push the strip mute in.  Has anyone here ever done  this?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>