This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The late head of our piano department was much the same in regards to pedal technique and yes, it is a lot of work to get everything just 'so'. But you know, after being put through the paces, the piano definitely sounded better for everyone. It is a good motivation to do your best work. Eric Wolfley, RPT Supervising Piano Technician College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati -----Original Message----- From: Wimblees@aol.com [mailto:Wimblees@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:57 AM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] excessive pedaling? Our piano prof uses the soft/shift pedal constantly. As he put it, "we never use 1/2 or 1/4 or so by design - it is used to the depth at which it is necessary in the music, and is a matter of taste and using one's ear." I watched him play a CPE Bach piece, and he "rode the clutch", so to speak. I don't think played one note without some soft pedaling. I can understand what he is saying, but I have never seen anyone use the soft pedal like he does. To me it almost seems like he has developed a habit. I don't hear the subtle difference he claims the soft pedaling is supposed to create. As a result I need to voice every hair on the felt on every hammer to make sure all of them sound exactly the same at the infinitesimal shift positions. My question is, has he gotten in a bad habit or is this "standard procedure"? I realize there is not much I can do about it, other than work like a devil to get it right. But for my own curiosity, is he asking for the moon on this? Wim Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/50/1d/8f/81/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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