<!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 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I solved the problem by inserting = a rubber mute in between the F21 damper and the damper of the adjacent note. Now = it holds the damper off the string and I can play F21 and A49 and adjust the = tuning hammer to get the beat rate exactly right. I don't think this will = hurt the piano. To all those who answered my inquiry already, thanks a lot. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert = Finley</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>