<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Stephane-</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What are the chances this wouild have happened pre-Pianotech?</DIV> <DIV>It's a delight putting our heads together on things like this.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ed<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Stéphane Collin <COLLIN.S@SKYNET.BE><BR>Sent: Aug 1, 2006 10:06 AM <BR>To: ed440@mindspring.com, Pianotech List <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: Re: Mason AA key end felts <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name="GENERATOR"> <STYLE></STYLE> </ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY bgColor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Ed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your suggestion is way clever.  This way you keep key end felts even, keep correct timing for dampers with key raise, and achieve the desired effect by mean that is very easily undoable.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I adopt the procedure right now.  Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ed440@mindspring.com href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">ed440@mindspring.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Mason AA key end felts</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Wouldn't it also be possible to regulate the dampers in the usual way for even lift from the tray and the key, then insert tapered shims under the tray felt to get the half pedal in the bass to get feathered half-pedaling?</DIV> <DIV>Do you see any reason not to do it this way?</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>