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<DIV>I've seen plenty of both types (those who ride the una =
corda and
those who don't). Has it always been that way? =
I've wondered if
it started in earnest with folks trying to control pianos that =
were
excessively bright.</DIV>
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<DIV>Barbara Richmond</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Wimblees@aol.com
href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 17, =
2005 7:56
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] excessive
pedaling?</DIV>
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<DIV>Our piano prof uses the soft/shift pedal constantly. As he =
put it,
"we never use 1/2 or 1/4 or so by design - it is used to the =
depth at
which it is necessary in the music, and is a matter of taste and =
using one's
ear." </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I watched him play a CPE Bach piece, and he "rode the clutch", =
so to
speak. I don't think played one note without some soft =
pedaling. I can
understand what he is saying, but I have never seen anyone use the =
soft
pedal like he does. To me it almost seems like he has developed a =
habit. I
don't hear the subtle difference he claims the soft pedaling is =
supposed to
create. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As a result I need to voice every hair on the felt on every =
hammer to
make sure all of them sound exactly the same at
the infinitesimal shift positions. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My question is, has he gotten in a bad habit or is this =
"standard
procedure"? I realize there is not much I can do about it, =
other than
work like a devil to get it right. But for my own curiosity, is =
he
asking for the moon on this?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Wim
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Willem
Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>School of =
Music<BR>University of
Alabama<BR>Tuscaloosa, AL
USA</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>