soft pedal on new Kawaii

[Farrell]

So does Ryan: "the left pedal lifts the back of the keys, like the Fazioli".

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: soft pedal on new Kawaii


> Hi Ryan,
> 
> I suspect the Fazoli version doesn't introduce lost motion.
> 
> At 06:53 PM 25/07/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >After all, why would Fazioli bother to put a
> >similar-functioning pedal on one of the most expensive
> >pianos in the world.
> 
> >It is unfortunte that the typical upright action gains
> >so much lost motion when the pedal is engaged and it
> >is true that it can become a crutch. However a pianist
> >with good technique will still have more control over
> >the dynamics with than without it.
> 
> Not if lost motion is uncompensated for. 
> >
> >One of the things I really like about my Fandrich &
> >Sons upright piano is that the left pedal lifts the
> >back of the keys, like the Fazioli. My perception is
> >that it magnifies my control over the piano at the
> >pianissimo level.
> 
> Agreed *if* there is no lost motion there is greater control 
> >
> >Of the people who claim the left pedal is useless, and
> >strictly for marketing purposes, how many are players?
> 
> I would not dream of calling myself a pianist but I do play.
> 
> >Ryan Sowers, RPT 
> 
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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