Ah......thanks John!!

There is a thread below about the KN7000 sustain which I'd read - never in my wildest dreams did I expect the digital piano offering by Technics to be similar.

The spec clearly states 8 levels of sustain - I think that's very misleading. I've read a lot of the manual, and keep doing so, but it's a lot to take in. I had though spent ages searching for the sustain pedal settings in the program menu! After reading your reply I've just spent 5 minutes changing some of the settings in the sound menu of the Concert Grand (including the pesky sustain) and I much prefer what I managed to produce.

Thanks for your help - the sustain really was ruining my enjoyment!

Mike.