<html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <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> <div><br />David Ilvedson, RPT<br />Pacifica, CA 94044<br /><br /></div> <div> <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 /><br /> <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> <div> </div> <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> <div> </div> <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> <div> </div> <div>I'm just worried about what will happen when the weather gets warm and dry...</div> <div> </div> <div>Dave Stahl</div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top: 10px" /><a href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target="_blank"><b>Check out the new AOL</b></a>. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.<br /> </div> </div> </body> </html>