<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Big DA,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You got yo mojo workin? Bruda? We need you. I'll get some mojo going down the coast.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</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=gnewell@ameritech.net href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:58 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: to mute or not to mute?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">David,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">                Best wishes on a speedy and thorough recovery!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Greg Newell<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Greg's Piano Forté<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com">www.gregspianoforte.com</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">216-226-3791 (office)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">216-470-8634 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>David Andersen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:47 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: to mute or not to mute?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">hey kids---love to jump in on a lot of these threads; just had major surgery on my left hand to repair RA-damaged tendons and ligaments, and now typing w/ one finger...installing new Mac-based dictation program...we'll see how it goes....please send me healing mojo....in a splint for a month.....<o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">xoDavid Andersen<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">On Mar 20, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Steve Blasyak wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Hey Now,</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>First let me make clear I am not posting this for the sake of argument, just to continue the discussion. I have been following this thread with interest. The idea of tuning unisons as you go I accept and practice. However I don't understand what using a temperament strip has to do with it? I tune unisons as I go, and have been doing so for a long time, yet I use a temperament strip. If that classifies me as a beginner by the standards of my peers so be it. For example tune center string of middle C, pull felt, tune left string middle C, then tune right string of B 3 and so on.</SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>Now I understand the stability statements and agree. I just don't understand what difference it makes if you use a felt strip of a rubber mute. On Grand's I can see the practicality of using the single mute system and if that is a preference of many I accept this. On uprights/consoles/spinets, I personally don't see it as practical, but that's just me. I use a home made split mute by supper gluing two rubber mutes together slightly offset. I have one I use in grands and two I use for uprights.</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>Another thought has come to mind while reading these various posts. What about those of us who tune aurally. Are you constantly changing the split mutes from one interval to another? Octaves fourths fifths and so on? What's the harm in strip muting two octaves to get your temperament set. Although this may be slightly off topic I ask because I am trying to learn aural tuning. Struggling but getting better, slowly.</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>Steve Blasyak</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>Orange county Chapter</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>Pura Vida  </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser!</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><A href="http://biggestloser.msn.com/" target=_new>Learn more.</A></SPAN></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>