In a message dated 9/06/2000 7:42:49 PM, you wrote: <<Logically speaking, the sustain pedal is on or off. There is no half way between on or off. This is the way I think. Rogerio Cunha>> Rogerio; You are both right and wrong. "half pedaling" produces a lift of the dampers that removes the dampers from the full rest position and raises them slightly but does not remove 'all' the contact with the strings. What this produces is a tonal response with a less choppy sound than with full damping and less sustain than full damper raising will. At least this is how it has been explained to me on numerous occasions. Jim Bryant (FL)
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