---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Kent, and Colleagues - I agree with leaving all the dampers in the 'D', and support your idea that it is easier to temporarily lift the last few if for some reason it is desired. I remember having a conversation many years ago with Ralph Votapek, recently retired Artist-in-Residence and Professor of piano at Michigan State University. He opined that the number of dampers on the 'D' is just right since the range of the dampers is just equal to the compass of the Classical era repertoire, particularly Mozart. He found it slightly unnerving that on the smaller Steinways - and many other makes and models - the top few notes of this compass are undamped. I agree with Votapek on this. Further, I feel that the increased resonance of most 'Ds' compared with most other pianos really calls for a bit more damping in the treble. ~ Tom McNeil ~ VERMONT PIANO RESTORATIONS mcneiltom@aol.com vermontpiano.com 346 Camp Street Barre, VT 05641 802-476-7072 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/e0/05/1e/d4/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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