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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Clyde,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The reason that I still use the split =
mute is that
the strip felt mutes are so bulky and seem to clutter my tool case. My =
first
tuning years were spent using felt strips and straight mutes and it =
seemed to me
that I never had the correct thickness of felt or it would wear thin or =
be too
thick and displace the string. And the felt strips were a cause of =
damper damage
with my use<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also player pianos and bird cage pianos =
were hard
to tune.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have used the Papps sp.? mute and did =
not like
the way it sort of made a noise when the hammer was striking the string. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So due to trial and error the use of =
one thick
rubber bass mute and one split rubber mute is all that I use on all
pianos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cedel@supernet.com href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">Clyde =
Hollinger</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> Wednesday, October 24, =
2001 5:03
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: improved time for
tuning</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Joe,
<P>I read through your procedure. When I got to your last =
sentence I
decided there wasn't much point in my changing anything, since I use =
strip
mutes.
<P>Anyone who is interested in efficient strip muting should take Dan
Levitan's class, if it is offered again somewhere. When I took =
the class
it was called "Muting Master Class." I can't think of any bases =
he
didn't cover. But I didn't change my ways, either, because my =
method of
muting is efficient enough to suit me.
<P>Regards, <BR>Clyde
<P>Joe & Penny Goss wrote:
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<FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Hi Re`jean,</FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=-1>I doubt anything has been
writen.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>I must admit =
that my way
may be slower than what others do. But it works well for
me.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>First what I
do.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
size=-1><snip></FONT></FONT> <FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Felt stripping mutes are most likely
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