<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>"JD" said: " <DIV><FONT size=+0>Never seen such a thing. <STRONG>Quite possibly you haven't been paying attention...<G>....OR "the Brits always do it different", may apply.<G></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0> How can 1/4" firm felt be noisy? <STRONG>You'll have to take my word for it. It can be noisy. Especially the "firm" type. When using the softer type of 1/4" felt, it would not be an issue, IMO.</STRONG> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Anyway if </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>you did it like that they'd wobble all over the place when you used </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>the shift pedal with the note down. <STRONG>Again, the "firm" would resist any small amount of "squirm" while uni-chorda-ing. (Grammer and Spelling Police please take a five minute break.<G>) The softer felt would not fair so well> Therefore, each type of felt requires a different technique, IMO.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Lastly, you seem to have a general attitude of negitiviy, which, I hope is not the case, but simply a mis-enterpretation of your post. (sigh! email can be so deceptive when stating one's opinion. sigh!)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Regards,</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>