---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On Jul 25, 2004, at 11:53 PM, Alpha88x@aol.com wrote: > =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 I am also going to = advise the player to use the=20 > middle pedal, (which is a practice mute rail) instead of the soft=20 > pedal for the softening, and explain piano quality: Una corde 101, if=20= > you will, ie: the difference between a grand's una corde and the "poor=20= > man's" una corde as in the upright. I have heard this referred to as=20= > poor man's una corde before. I guess I gotta "spilll the beans". > Is the customer's problem that she needs to "practice quietly", or is=20 it that she needs to practice using the una chorda pedal for her=20 upcoming performance? If the latter, she will want to continue using=20 the left pedal, and learn to accept the limited (nearly zero) function.=20= If family members or neighbors "can't stand all that noise" the middle=20= pedal is indeed the solution. Patrick Draine ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 985 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/31/bc/ca/49/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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