I have inventory of 32 fairly new Steinway model K52 uprights. It is getting tiring tryin to mute the
first treble section by conventional means. There is very little clearance between the top of the damper
and the hammer to insert mutes. The hammers will not clear the narrowest of temperament strips.
I typically don't strip this area, but the rubber mutes do not stay in place and threading something
through the handle loops creates more work moving them and slows me down, besides the fact
that they don't really do an adequate job of silencing the strings.
Has anyone landed on a good solution for this? As a rule these pianos get tuned 3 - 4 times a year
to that's upwards of 100 piano tunings that frustrate me.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Dave
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Dave Conte
University of Tennessee
Knoxville TN
817-307-5656
Owner: Rocky Top Piano
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