Richard; Jon and Roger have it right..........half pedaling has nothing to do with damper voicing per se it is all in the timing. The only thing I can add to what they have said is the choice of felt cut styles. Tapered cut sides on the bass single dampers seem to give more/better results in half pedaling than do the straight or blunt cut dampers. and in bi-chord and tri-chord a longer/less sharp taper from top to bottom seems to be more useful. In the case of the singles the taper seems to lend more spring back to the felt and it stays 'close' to the string longer when the damper is partially raised. In the case of the bi/tri chords the less sharp taper again allows the felt stay closer to the string while being raised during half pedaling than do dampers with a more sharply cut felt. Good luck. Jim Bryant (FL)
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