<html>  <head></head> <body>  <DIV></DIV> <P>Peter,</P> <P>The truth is, his wife is the player,and she likes the pedal the way it is and the noise does not bother her.</P> <P>RU/UP<BR></P> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from Peter Downs <peter.downs@gmail.com>: -------------- <BR><BR> <DIV>Perhaps his pedal technique is suspect</DIV> <DIV>Cheers </DIV> <DIV>Pete <BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 1/10/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Jon Page</B> <<A href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">jonpage@comcast.net</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Its probably the bass and tenor wedges impacting the strings.<BR><BR>Are the strips long?  If so, slice them in half or cut a small wedge <BR>shape from the center<BR>of each length effectively making four 1/2" blocks from two 1" strips.<BR><BR>This will soften the expansive surface and allow the damper felt to<BR>seat more effectively.<BR><BR>--<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech list info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>  </body> </html>