<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">So maybe I was right about =
thinking the springs were too strong!<DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>:D<BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 28, =
2006, at 9:48 AM, Chris Solliday wrote:</DIV><BR =
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style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT =
face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">The double hitting came from the overly =
strengthened repetition springs that accomodated his light and =
lightening touch which when there was any tentativeness, and he didn't =
make the floor of the piano with the dip, caused the berbling. There =
are other unusual aspects to the Horowitz action as well. Chris =
Solliday</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" =
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font-size: 13.3333px; "><DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-family: =
arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">----- Original =
Message -----</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt =
arial; font-color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><B =
style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN><A title="RADKINS@coe.edu" =
href="mailto:RADKINS@coe.edu"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Richard =
Adkins</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: =
arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="FONT: 10pt =
arial; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><B =
style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN><A title="caut@ptg.org" =
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; =
">caut@ptg.org</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><B style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: =
bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:38 AM</SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><B style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: =
bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> Re: [CAUT] Re: Glenn Gould/Bach Stuff</SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><BR =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "></DIV><DIV =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Ed,</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Tahoma; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> Yes, I know... =
Horowitz's hammer blow distance was reported to be 1.5"...but they =
had</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; =
font-size: 13.3333px; ">to harden the hammers to make up for lost =
power...not everyone can handle a piano</SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">like that. Horowitz could. You will still hear double =
striking on Horowitz' recordings, even</SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">with the shorter blow distance. </SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Tahoma; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Glenn Gould wanted =
no aftertouch...but perhaps had to settle for some aftertouch...still =
he</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; =
font-size: 13.3333px; ">got double strikes.</SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Tahoma; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Richard</SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR =
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