<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: one rubber mute</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE>Sheesh! This = is an archaic technique that should be put out of it's misery! Enough alread= y! Please????? Just BUY some more mutes Mr. Cheapskate!<G> </BLOCKQUOTE> Dude----maybe YOU are an archaic old poophead that needs to be put out of i= ts(his?) misery...<g> Bottom line is this: I tune this way because I like to---a lot--- and becau= se it makes my tuning better, and because THAT makes me more money.  If= other people are interested in this old-school protocol, great. If not, great.  I think my tuning sounds better than any other tuning = I’ve heard live, with the exception of a piano I heard that was prepar= ed by Eric Schandall. I love it, my clients love it, it takes about the same= time as alla y’all’s tuning---it’s all good. I’m no= t advocating wholesale migration to the technique; I’m just keeping it= alive because, for me, it makes the pianos sound so beautiful, and it&#8217= ;s big fun for me. Actually, today I tuned an old, worn-out Steinway on the stage of the Holly= wood Palladium. I went from start to finish in 47 minutes; it started out ab= out 2 cents low (average) and ended up on pitch. I do a real, real close pitch raise in 20-25 minutes. I’m a good dancer, and I like making macaroni and cheese. Best to all.... David Andersen </BODY> </HTML>