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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No Patrick,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find that the paps mutes make a =
little noise as
the mute rattles on the string.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have sort of given the wood split =
mute a sideways
glance every once and again but never purchased one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Currantly tucked in the back of my mind =
is a split
rubber mute with a stiffer wood handle. But cutting the mute and then =
splitting
it have me stymied. Shaping it as well as attaching the mute to =
the handle
is no problem.</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>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=draine@attbi.com href="mailto:draine@attbi.com">J Patrick =
Draine</A>
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<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>Cc:</B> <A title=draine@attbi.com =
href="mailto:draine@attbi.com">J Patrick Draine</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 30, 2002 =
1:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano tuner =
haters</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>"Kevin E. Ramsey" wrote:<BR><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller> The
one that comes most to my mind when I think along these lines is the =
little
Aeolian upright I had to tune about three weeks ago. The plate was =
about 3mm
behind the strings in the top of the treble section. There is no way =
in heck
to get a muting strip to stay on those strings. =
<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller><BR><?/smaller>Am
I the only one who favors the very thin (1/4") 6" long mutes from =
APSCO
(#15067)? Try 'em. I never really cared for Papp's =
mutes.<BR><BR>Patrick<?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>