<HTML>Conrad writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Methinks that he has been resti= ng his foot on the damper pedal just enough for that short armed lever to lift the back damper felt up - half pedalling = without trying! </BLOCKQUOTE> Resting one's foot lightly on the pedal can be pretty harmless if the damper= s are PERFECTLY timed, because there is the resistance of the whole set. How= ever, if any are early, they will rise easily, even though the significant a= dditional pressure it takes to raise the whole set makes it feel like nothin= g should be happening. Not particularly clearly put, but at least  _I_ know what I mean....<BR= > Bob Davis</HTML>