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Re: Piano pedal gradual release
From: |
Kieren MacMillan |
Subject: |
Re: Piano pedal gradual release |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Nov 2019 08:39:49 -0500 |
Hi Phil,
> What on earth does a gradual piano pedal release achieve? Either the dampers
> are touching the strings or they're not, so it's in effect a binary choice.
That’s not true: the amount of pressure applied by the dampers — from 100% to
0% — is graduated (based on how much gravity is allowed to act on the dampers),
and affects the amount of vibration in a non-binary way.
Cheers,
Kieren.