---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment And if you have, for instance, a pianist who likes to "taper off" the damper pedal at the end of a long trill or appogiatura, you will get remarkable oinks and groans from the long dampers! ES ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Richmond To: College and University Technicians Sent: 4/30/2005 1:55:41 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] long dampers Well, the dampers were actually dampening to a certain degree all the time, because they were quite clearing the strings (Just look, some of those babies are hitting the guide rail!). So, it went from somewhat dead tone a clear, clean sound. B ----- Original Message ----- From: Cy Shuster To: College and University Technicians Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] long dampers Barb, How did the sound change? (Other than eliminating the "whoosh"!). --Cy-- ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Richmond To: College and University Technicians Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 10:23 AM Subject: [CAUT] long dampers Just for fun, here's a picture of a set! The piano sounded much better with the damper felt out of the way. Barbara Richmond, RPT ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/85/2a/70/eb/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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