<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I use the other end of the Papp's mute, to hold the jack back on an upright, when replacing a butt. It lets you get at the head of the screw easier.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=wayne.w@musicstop.com href="mailto:wayne.w@musicstop.com">Wayne Walker</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 04, 2005 2:29 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Papp's mute/wedge</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List and Wayne who was resourceful enough to use his Papps wedge as a pair of tweezers. Right on, I've frequently had to resort to that so we're on the same wavelength. In fact it's when the Papps wedge itself falls into the action I resort to using my spare one for that same purpose. You get these "shootist" pianos that shoot the Papps out at you...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q. What to do with the broken Papps wedges?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A. Two things spring to mind:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Wait until you have two broken Papps wedges where there are two complementary halves which are OK and make up one useful one</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Use them in the greenhouse as a mini dibber pricking out for seedlings.... (I have one in my greenhouse!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any other suggestions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a sun, hail, rain and then sun again Sussex village in  the Downs</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</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=wayne.w@musicstop.com href="mailto:wayne.w@musicstop.com">Wayne Walker</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> Monday, July 04, 2005 4:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Papp's mute</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=110511415-04072005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Hello all,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=110511415-04072005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Got in the shop early this morning and read most of the posting from Thursday to present. I left the shop for my first tuning customer. While tuning the piano I drop a rubber mute into the action between the hammers and dampers. Having remember all of the posting regarding Papps mute I thought you may interested that I use my, as tweezers to retrieved my rubber mutes when I drop them into the action. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=110511415-04072005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=110511415-04072005> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Wayne Walker</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Piano Tuner & Technician</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">MUSICSTOP LTD</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">1005 Dow Rd, New Minas, NS</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">B4N 3R4</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Cell 902-221-1540</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Fax 902-681-1463</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><A href="mailto:wayne.w@musicstop.com">wayne.w@musicstop.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><A href="http://www.musicstop.com/">www.musicstop.com</A></FONT></DIV></SPAN></DIV><BR> <HR> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users.<BR>It has removed 1330 spam emails to date.<BR>Paying users do not have this message in their emails.<BR>Try <A href="http://www.spamfighter.com/Product_Info.asp?">SPAMfighter</A> for free now!<BR><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 7/1/05<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>