<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'll have to check out piano tech's catelog for = those mutes.  I didn' t see them in schaff?  The metal sticks get in = the way especially in the trebble.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm curious, how long does it take everyone here = to tune?  It's still taking me 3hours ;(  Will a new lever speed = me up?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 02, 2006 = 8:25 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: RUBBER MUTES</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Marshall,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I trust we are talking about vertical = pianos here. I use two rubber mutes whenever possible on plain wires. I use = felt wedges in the bass.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the treble area yes, sometimes it = is too tight to use rubber mutes. When things get tight, first I try placing the = leading mute below the hammer strike point but above the dampers (you can = almost always do that). If I can get to where there are only two dampered = notes left before interference occurs, I will just aim the trailing mute one way, = then the other so that it is not struck by the hammer. I also have a very = small, thin rubber mute that I sometimes use. On nicer pianos that aren't = going to chew up an expensive wooden mute, I use the = leather-covered wooden mutes that Pianotek sells (they really work well) - the are used much = like a Pap's mute (which I will also use at times). I find that one of these = four approaches will always get the job done.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this helps.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</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><FONT face=Arial>SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>What does everyone here do in order to = overcome the challange of using rubber mutes in the trebble when tuning = unisons?  The stick ones get in the way of the hammers.  I don't want to = use a wedge mute fearing that it might get loose and fall down into the piano.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML= >