This paper considers the application of the structured singular value, µ, and the skewed structured singular value, abbreviated "skew µ", to the analysis of a (deceptively) simple MIMO mass-spring-damper system. This example highlights some pertinent outstanding µ analysis questions, namely the effect of strictly real, possibly repeated parameters and the limitation of classical grid-based methods. It is shown that by transforming the original µ problem and using skew µ to calculate the worst case that more reliable and certifiably safe answers to the analysis question are determined. A comparison with more conventional µ analysis methods is presented.