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<DIV>Why would someone mute out the left and center strings on a =
trichord (not a
<BR>new string) and leave only one string sounding?<BR><BR>I did tune =
the center
(sharp) string and there was no inharmonicity or other =
<BR>problem. It
tuned up just fine. The pin wasn't loose. Everything seemed =
<BR>just
fine, but for some reason the guy muted it and it's left neighbor. =
<BR><BR>Could there be a rational reason for this?<BR><BR>Tom =
Sivak</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> My theory is that =
while he was
in the process of tuning, it became apparent to the owners of the piano =
that he
didn't have a clue, and was asked to leave suddenly. He was probably too =
flustered to notice there was still a mute in the piano. A classic case =
of
"Tunis Interruptus."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin E. Ramsey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A>
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