<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>Will said: " <DIV><FONT size=+0>This isn't my first trip into the birdcage. Great deal of fun. It is </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>the first time I've had to resort to muting through the action though.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Until I either know something about Reinbach pianos in general or this </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>beasty in particular, I will keep going back to do my best to make it </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>work well!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>will,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>One "trick" w/overdamper pianos is: 1. Remove the action and strip mute the entire piano slightly below the hammer strike line. This is very easy, as most overdamper pianos actions come out/in very quickly. Once you have tuned "one" string of each note, take the action out, (or just "tip" it for access, and pull the strip of all of the "left"/remaining strings. Once that pass is complete, "tip" the action and pull the strips and do the remaining untuned strings. This will go rather quickly, (or, at least, should.<G>)2. For individual muting THE tool of choice/necessity is the Papp's Mute. If you don't have one....Get One!<G> The Sanderson method of pitch raising, (See my article in the PTJ, December 1999), is THE method to use, IMO. I work on a whole lot of these "beaties" and they usually take a slight bit more time to do than a "modern" Upright. BTW, I generally tune them to 440!<G> "If it can't be tuned to Standard Pitch then it either needs to be restrung or junked!" (my usual comment to clients.) Flack suit Zipped!!!<G></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>