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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi John,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>When you use the rubber split mute, do you ever =
have
trouble getting it lined up in order to insert it? The rubber ends =
seem
flimsy and at times hard to get enough pressure in order to insert.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=a440@bresnan.net href="mailto:a440@bresnan.net">A440 =
Piano
Service</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 14, =
2006 8:27
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Papp's Mute, part =
Deux, and
MORE!!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Esteemed list,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your responses, to the =
list and
privately, to my post re: the Papps mute. It occurred to me that =
I
misspoke when I said I could tune two notes at a time with this =
technique, so
I wanted to correct that. <EM>Only step E</EM> allows for =
that.
Step B and C allow only one string to be tuned. I guess it just =
flies by
so quickly that it almost seems like I'm always tuning two =
strings!
Sorry 'bout that. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another thing that I failed to =
mention that
increases speed with this method is to learn to move the mute with =
your left
hand (if you're a right-handed tuner, I guess) WHILE you move the =
hammer with
your right hand. Blazin'!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On another note, I was asked about =
the split
rubber mute, so I thought I'd tell how I use it to tune <EM>3 strings =
at a
time. </EM>Again, this is using the "unisons as you go" method, =
so I
usually just use it for pitch changes. (I'm not good enough yet =
to do
the Virgil Smith method on the fine tuning... someday!) I use =
this as
soon as I start tuning 3-string unisons, and continue it as long as I
can. Unlike the Papp's mute, this method can ALSO be used on =
grands, and
can go all the way up the keyboard.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This method was shown to me by Peter =
Briant,
RPT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let's start with the lowest 3-string
unison:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Place the mute around all =
three strings,
leaving just the center string open. Being right-handed I =
usually have
the handle lying to the right, especially on the lower strings. =
When the
fit gets tight in the case or around the struts, I'll lay the handle =
to the
left. And on the occasional hard to mute trio near a strut on a =
grand,
you'll have to stand the mute a bit more straight upward to =
effectively mute
the (usually) right string.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Tune the center =
string. (Let's
arbitrarily call this F)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Move the move to the next =
string
(F#) and leave ITS center string open.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Tune the first (F) string's =
left string
to center.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. Tune the next center =
string.
(F#)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6. Move the mute to G . =
(Notice,
we're ALWAYS surrounding the center string of a 3-string unison with =
the
mute.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>7. Tune F# left to F# =
center.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>8. Tune F right to F left and F =
center.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>9. Tune G center.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At this point, you move the mute =
again (to G#)
and continue that 3-string pattern - now G left, F# right, G#
center.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I suppose for extra speed one could =
learn to
change this mute with the right hand while the left hand moved the =
hammer,
too, but I haven't tried that... it's pretty fast as is!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this helps. Thank Peter =
Briant if it
does.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Dorr</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helena, =
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