4 pedals

[Alan R. Barnard]

I think that is the function of the 4th pedal. The piano I saw it in was not
playable so I couldn't experiment with it. Shame, too, it was a beautiful,
magnificent looking thing. The brand was Crown.


Alan Barnard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Dickson" <td_tuner@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:30 AM
Subject: 4 pedals


> Hi, All!
>
>    I ran into something new to me, the other day.  It was a 1905 Bell
> upright with 4 pedals.
>
>    The third pedal brings down a practice mute.  But, it's strips of
> leather, not the usual long piece of felt.  The fourth pedal is set up so
> that a stick attached to the action, just below the hammers, slides across
> and towards the hammer shanks.  There are thick strips of felt on the face
> of this which the hammer shanks could hit.  I'm assuming that when this
> stick is properly regulated, someone could practise their fingering
without
> actually having the piano make any sound.
>
>    Do you think that's right?
>
>    Interesting instrument!
>
> Sincerely,
> Tom Dickson,
> Regina, SK
>
>
>
>
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