Re: Piano pedal gradual release

[Kieren MacMillan]

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.