<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">That's perfect, Paul...congratulations - you just saved yourself a lot of time and annoyance. I like the Masonite idea, with the hole - like an artists palette, right? It's nice to have something so long because you can cram half the strip down at once.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Allen Wright<BR><DIV><DIV>On 27 Feb 2007, at 12:22, paul bruesch wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I happened to have a few feet of leftover plastic wall channel from the drop ceiling in my downstairs bathroom. It's white plastic, 90degree, 1 inch on a side. Works fabulous! Thank you again for the tip! Oh yes, I also cut a slice of Masonite about 7" long, 3" wide and put a 1" hole in it to hold it. Pic of both attached. <BR><BR><DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote">On 2/27/07, <B class="gmail_sendername">David Nereson</B> <<A href="mailto:dnereson@4dv.net">dnereson@4dv.net</A>> wrote:</SPAN><BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <DIV vlink="purple" link="blue" lang="EN-US"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="4"></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"><SPAN class="q"> <DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><FONT face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org </A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Owen Greyling<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 26, 2007 6:13 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: strip muting with sheet metal<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> </SPAN><DIV><SPAN class="q"><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">Hi Marshall,</SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">I purchased two mirrors at the "dollar store" that are intended for hanging in a child's school locker. They are unbreakable, safe, and have a variety of uses. I use one of them in a small wooden holder to enable watching let-off in the high treble on a grand. I use them to inspect pinblock to flange fit, for looking under plates with a flashlight, behind actions, etc. To use for strip muting, simply push down the damper pedal to lift the dampers clear, (adjust pedal if needed) and push strip down and under the few dampers above the treble break that are in the way. </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">I often tell people " I bring my own coaster " if I'm brought a cup of coffee, whip out my little mirror and protect they're coffee table. </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">Owen<FONT color="#000000"><FONT size="4"><SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;"><FONT color="#000000"><FONT size="4"><SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></SPAN><P><FONT color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;"><FONT color="#000000"><FONT size="4"><SPAN>and protect "they are coffee table"? [their!]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;"><FONT color="#000000"><FONT size="4"><SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><FONT color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;"><FONT color="#000000"><FONT size="4"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><SPAN><DIV><damperProtectorAndMuteStripPusher.JPG></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Allen Wright</DIV><DIV>6 Clay Court, 219 Long Lane</DIV><DIV>London SE1 4PB</DIV><DIV>United Kingdom</DIV><DIV>020 7378 8265 </DIV><DIV>0780-688-1325 (mobile)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>