<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"= > <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV>Ed,</DIV> <DIV> Yes, I know... Horowitz's hammer blow distance was reported to = be 1.5"...but they had</DIV> <DIV>to harden the hammers to make up for lost power...not everyone = can handle a piano</DIV> <DIV>like that. Horowitz could. You will still hear double striking on = Horowitz' recordings, even</DIV> <DIV>with the shorter blow distance.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Glenn Gould wanted no aftertouch...but perhaps had to settle for some = aftertouch...still he</DIV> <DIV>got double strikes.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Richard</DIV></BODY></HTML>