<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>HI John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thank you for the e-mail and help with the = mutes.  The papas mute I have is a used one from a friend, and perhaps it's worn = out.  The one I Have is a plastic white one, cream color.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The piano I tuned today was and I cannot recall = the spelling, straube of Chicago.  This upright had great pitch for not = being tuned in two years.  I didn't have to do much to it to get it = sounding great.  The woman said it sounded fuller when I was done.  = I've never seen such awesome carving on a piano's front panel. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks again for the help. I'll give these = methods a try.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</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=a440@bresnan.net href="mailto:a440@bresnan.net">A440 = Piano Service</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 15, = 2006 10:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Papp's mute and split = mute answers to Marshall</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Marshall,  you = wrote:  <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000> </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Hi John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>If you put the papas mute = between the hammer shank, how do you move it on up the piano as you're going from = note t o note ?  The hammer shanks get in the way = .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = color=#000000>Marshall</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>The = instructions I wrote say in step a:</FONT> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=3>a. To tune the left = string of the 3-string unison, insert from under the hammers, between the shanks, = about 4 or 5 notes to the right of your target. (this allows you to keep it right = there for the next 3 or 4 notes). Rest the mute there on the hammer rail.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT = size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>The = key there is to go 4 or 5 notes <EM>to the right</EM> when you initially insert the mute = between shanks.  You DON'T remove it from between the hammer shanks when = you change notes.  You leave it there and slip it out from one = place and into the next until you need more room again.  You can usually do = 3 or 4 notes (9 to 12 strings) this way.  The mute is at a progressively = less acute angle as you move up the keyboard until you re-position.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>You = also asked about the split rubber mute.  Mine has a spring steel handle something = like a soundboard steel.   It's #204 in the Schaff catalog, page 33 = in my catalog.  (Describes it as having "Blue steelhandle" <EM>sic</EM>)</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>The = Papp's mute is Schaff #207, same page.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>You = also asked me about difficulties inserting the split rubber mute.  I said I had = none.  Yesterday I noticed that it IS a bit floppy, but it never = bothers or annoys or frustrates me, yet I could imagine that it might bother a = sight-challenged person.  Then I remembered a tip I heard about that:  PAINT one of the parts of it (either one) white so you see = the contrast easier.  I've just gotten used to how long the split = extends past one side and I can place it rather easily, even with my suspect eyesight.  (Yes, I'm sure it's nowhere near as bad as yours)</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff = size=3>Anyway, both of these mutes are very fast in use and I'm sure they can help you increase = your speed if you learn how to manage them.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Hope = this helps.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>John Dorr</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff = size=3>Helena, MT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>