<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Davids</DIV> <DIV>   I find the sound to be what I call dry, for the reasons mentioned, but the effect becomes greater, especially on forte blows.  = The hammer seems to get  to the string before the damper gets away completely</DIV> <DIV>  Dale Erwin</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>agree with Ed here.  While it will change the amount of weight at the<BR>po= int at which the damper lever is engaged (not before and not with the<BR>dampe= r pedal employed) the question is whether it's desirable.  In addition<BR>to the greater difficulty in legato playing, the pianist will sense a loss<BR>of tonal control at the other end of tone production that = we sometimes<BR>forget about which is the timing of the shut off.  A too= rapid shutoff when<BR>the finger starts to lift makes the piano feel choke= d and will actually<BR>change the pianists ability to relax the hand immedia= tely after the stroke<BR>which can have a negative impact on tone control by changing the fluid and<BR>flexible feeling in the wrist.  In other wo= rds, it can force an unnatural<BR>technique.  Wouldn't do it.   <BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>= </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>