[ Thomas Binnall wrote in 210109 MMDigest:

> Duo-Art roll 6513, "The Sanctuary", played by Josef Hofmann, uses
> damper half-pedaling which produces a rapid but not total decay
> of notes just previously played. Any copies I have encountered have
> been mistakenly altered to eliminate the half-pedaling by joining
> the damper perforations together.
>
> I have an original copy which begs to be re-cut properly.

Several years ago I heard an original copy of this roll, played on
a 1916 Duo-Art Steinway 'OR' that struck me as being in excellent
condition and adjustment. Standing next to the instrument, I recall
that the half-pedal effect at the end produced a very beautiful
rainbow-like sheen that was so subtle I wasn't certain it could be
captured in a recording.

In case an original copy is not re-cut, perhaps a relatively recent
re-cut of the roll without the half-pedaling effect could be altered to
function like the original using the appropriate method (paper tape?).

Bob Smith
San Francisco, California