Soft Pedal Regulation

[Kam544@aol.com]

Avery Todd posted:
>>...   This is in reference to regulating so that the action is shifted only

slightly, to change the tone, rather than all the way onto the right two
string grooves. ...<<

As I recall from convention time Bosendorfer's philosophy is to shift the
action just enough to change the tone.

Steinway's states "...when the keyframe is in its shifted position, the left
string of the trichords is missed by the hammer".  But Steinway also goes on
further and says, "...a minimal shift is also acceptable so the player uses
only a different part of the hammer during play.  This results in a tone of
different color, rather than a change in volume...".
(Steinway & Sons Technical Reference Guide, page 45)

Keith A. McGavern, RPT
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma