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<div> Yeah, same here. Weird, isn't it, especially for this
time of year. Even in SF and Pacifica, eh? Peculiar.<br>
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Dave S.<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: ilvey@sbcglobal.net<br>
To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>
Sent: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:26 AM<br>
Subject: RE: Less aftertouch<br>
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<div>Warm
and dry? How about cold and dry...as in now.
I'm getting 28%RH with the heat going on. Everything is
going flat...</div>
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David Ilvedson, RPT<br>
Pacifica, CA 94044<br>
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<hr>Original message<br>
From: piannaman@aol.com<br>
To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>
Received: 1/28/2007 10:33:33 PM<br>
Subject: Less aftertouch<br>
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<div>I've
been thinking about aftertouch, and came to some conclusions about how
less of it would affect the way my action operates.
My old-recently rebuilt M and H was not overburdened with
aftertouch, but I wanted to see what it was like with less of it. </div>
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<div>I've
been wanting to do it for a long time, but I've been lazy. I'm
like the gardener whose garden is full of weeds. Anyway, I had a
few moments to work on my pianner today, so I added a thin card
punching to the front rail on all the keys My oh my, it
feels quite different. </div>
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<div>With
a firm punching--I have Crescendos in my piano, and I swear by them--it
is possible to get a miniscule amount of aftertouch and have the action
operate quickly and powerfully. One's fingers don't have to pull
out of the bottom of the key stroke, they almost
feel bounced out.</div>
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<div>I'm just worried about what will happen when the weather gets warm and dry...</div>
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<div>Dave Stahl</div>
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