[ Steve's posting a few days ago asking about Duo-Art Cross
 [ valves brought a mini-storm of messages to Steve with CC:'s
 [ to the MMD.  Some of these messages expressed concern
 [ about whether people read the archives before asking
 [ questions.  I'm think its a bad idea to suppress discussion of
 [ something again just because its been talked about
 [ before.  You never know what re-discussing something
 [ will add value to the MMD Archives.  And, frankly, I'd sure
 [ hate to not talk about something at a party because
 [ just because I'd talked about it before.  If people don't
 [ like the conversation in one  corner of the party room,
 [ they can mosey over to the other corner of the room (i.e.
 [ you can always hit "page down" on your keyboard.  Long story short,
 [ Steve's question helped him solve his problem.  See below.  --Jody

Dear MMD'rs

My posting the other day was not intended to re-open the discussion on
the Duo Art Valve systems. I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone
who took the time and trouble to help me solve a problem.

I asked for help via the MMD and because their was conflicting advice
and as I am not an expert, I asked for more help. Some of that help
came by way of personal responses, some replied in the MMD and others
directed me to the MMD archives, which were a valuable source of
information. I am sorry if anyone thought that their efforts were not
appreciated. - they were.

The bottom line is this: At long last my piano is playing fantastically
(to me anyhow !) I able to enjoy the music and I hear the Duo Art's
expression without having to set the minimum so high that I had to stand
outside in the garden to prevent perforated ear drums. I am playing
rolls that no longer sound "mechanical". I have been able to set the
minimum level lower and lower and now the soft playing is 'even' and
notes 'just' sound, without failing and the repetition is like a
machine gun, even at low levels.

This could not have been achieved without the help of the many
contributors to whom I am very grateful.

Thank you all for your help and please let the matter close on a
positive note.

Regards

Steve Greatrex
Plymouth (UK)