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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charles, I use one every time I tune an =
upright. They're great! You can tune any string that you =
want to, if
that's what you want to do, and you can do it with or without a mute =
strip. I,
personally do use a mute strip, because I tune the whole piano at one =
time. So,
you can use one if you want to mute out the left string you've just =
tuned to
eliminate false beating noise. I suppose the only time I wouldn't use =
one is if
the killer octave and above were free of false beats, but how often are =
you
going to see that? I always go back and look for notes that can be =
cleaned up,
anyway. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The split =
wedge,,,,,,,,,,I have
one, but never use it. Never seemed to work for me. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, that's my two cents. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=piano@charlesneuman.net =
href="mailto:piano@charlesneuman.net">Charles
Neuman</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> Tuesday, March 11, 2003 =
4:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> mutes</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Does anyone use the Papps spring mute (which I see in =
the
Pianotek<BR>catalog)? What exactly does it do? Mute the outside =
strings
while you<BR>tune the center? And what about the wooden mutes with a =
split
wedge? How<BR>are they useful?<BR><BR>I'd love to improve my =
efficiency in the
upper treble, and I'm open to<BR>various techniques, including strip =
muting,
not strip muting, and using<BR>various kinds of mutes. Any opinions =
would be
appreciated.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Charles Neuman<BR>PTG Assoc, Long
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