<html> "Pedalling" is the term for this practice. Level strings, damping even, dampers regulated to frustration. Lifting evenly. Assist springs help tremendously on pianos upwards of 5.5' (sorry, no mm conversion) for dampening. And then it is best to adjust spring tension gradually along the scale. They may be asking a little much out of a school piano, having extended use for such particular requirements. So it is not "voicing" of the dampers which you need, it is "regulation". I suppose they would like the sostenuto to work as well. Picky, picky, Jon Page At 02:14 AM 6/20/99 +0200, you wrote: > > >Brian Trout wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> >> I looked back in my old posts and I couldn't find the post you're referring >> to. >> >> What is it you're trying to do? > >Hmm.. Thanks Brian, Jim and Jon for replies. I have run into a customer who >wants to be able to do very particular things with the "sound" of damping. He is >a extremely talanted young pianist at the conservatory. About 10 years ago I ran >into this thing with another such talent, a young woman that time. Both are >classical pianists way above the norm. > >What is requested from these pianists, is to be able to exploit different >effects dampers make soundwise as the damper pedal is used in different ways. >They want to be able to create a kind of "stachato", as well as a kind of very >slow .. tempted to use the term "lagato" damping, and a host of varients >inbetween. Of course the system needs to be very even and well regulated. That >much is easy enough. > >This goes beyond eliminating "wank" noises from damper felt that is too hard. In >most cases this fellow seems to complain about dampers not being capable of >damping strongly (quickly) enough. If he can get that out of the damper system, >then he can get the rest as well, at least to some degree. > >His favorite piano at the conservatory in this regard is a Schimmel grand, which >displays very firm, quick and quiet damping, and is easy to control to get a >kind of "muffing" effect if he wants it. He seems to think this should be >possible on any piano, upright or grand. > >Upon thinking about his request, it seems logical enough and its one of those >"jobs" I would like to develop better skills at. > >Richard Brekne > >I.C.P.T.G.   N.P.T.F > <div>Jon Page,  Harwich Port,  Cape Cod,  Mass.  <a href="mailto:jpage@capecod.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jpage@capecod.net</a></div> <div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> </html>