<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=703262914-27022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We have a blind tuner who does that. Also he, and now I use "action felt", like backrail cloth for strip muting.  It is much more durable than regular muting felt, and I find it much easier to insert than muting felt.  It mutes well also.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=703262914-27022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>pianotune05@comcast.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 27, 2007 8:18 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> mutes<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></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><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/703 - Release Date: 02/26/2007 2:56 PM<BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/703 - Release Date: 02/26/2007 2:56 PM<BR> </FONT> </P>