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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Correct Patrick. The mute rail is not a =
una-corda.
It is not a substitute. It is a drastic "on/off" mechanism. A una-corda =
is a
mechanism of degree. She needs to use the una-corda - even if it is not =
terribly
effective.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh, and check your blow =
distance spec: "50mm
1.75" plus/minus" 50 mm is more like two inches - the proper blow is =
probably
closer to 44 mm or so, but check with Kawai - or better yet, do the =
"whatever
the piano needs - let the piano tell you" thing!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That sounds like my partial =
differential
equations professor in graduate school: "let the equations =
talk to
you". Well, I listened, but never heard anything. Pianos are much more
conversational. I like pianos better - much more fun to take to a
party.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=draine@comcast.net href="mailto:draine@comcast.net">J =
Patrick
Draine</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 26, 2004 =
5:22 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: soft pedal on new
Kawaii</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On Jul 25, 2004, at 11:53 PM, <A
href="mailto:Alpha88x@aol.com">Alpha88x@aol.com</A> wrote:<BR><BR>
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I am also going to advise the player to use the middle pedal, (which =
is a
practice mute rail) instead of the soft pedal for the softening, and =
explain
piano quality: Una corde 101, if you will, ie: the difference =
between a
grand's una corde and the "poor man's" una corde as in the upright. =
I have
heard this referred to as poor man's una corde before. I guess I =
gotta
"spilll the beans". =
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Is the
customer's problem that she needs to "practice quietly", or is it that =
she
needs to practice using the una chorda pedal for her upcoming =
performance? If
the latter, she will want to continue using the left pedal, and learn =
to
accept the limited (nearly zero) function. If family members or =
neighbors
"can't stand all that noise" the middle pedal is indeed the
solution.<BR><BR>Patrick Draine <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>