> The answer to that is probably different for everyone. I like putting it > on the striking surface so it doesn't penetrate very deeply. My goal is > always a hard core and a soft surface. That way a hard blow punches > through the soft felt and gives a bright forte. A light blow gives a > darker color. Certainly many would disagree with me. > > Dave Porritt, RPT > SMU - Dallas > > > This is precisely the tonal concept required for fortepianos...thin layered soft leather with solid wood core. Same f/p theory above applies. Stephen Birkett Blackwood Hall University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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