pedaling, peddling

[Dave Nereson]

'Pedaling' is operating pedals, whether on a bike, organ, or piano.
Half-pedaling, on a piano, could be partial lifting of the dampers to to
achieve a bit of sustain but not too much, or partial muffling of
already-ringing strings by not letting the pedal up all the way.  Or with
the soft pedal, one could half-pedal to get the hammers to strike at that
in-between spot for tonal variation.
    But 'peddling' is selling stuff, like peddling pencils (or perhaps
pianos) on the street corner.                  --Dave Nereson, RPT