<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>According to the bio by Kevin Bazzana, that I read recently, Gould = wanted the piano to</DIV> <DIV>play more like a Harpsichord. He wanted very little or even no = after touch. As you know</DIV> <DIV>this will affect back-checking, let-off, drop, etc.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Read the book. Kevin Bazzana "Wonderous Strang:the life and art of = Glenn Gould"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Richard</DIV></BODY></HTML>