Structural Characteristics
A large wooden case containing a soundboard and metal strings, which are hit by hammers when a player pressed the keys. The strings' vibration stops when hit with dampers after the player stops pressing the keys.
What is a (modern day) piano?
These can be played individually or in different sets to create a note. The length, diameter, tension, and density of these are responsible for the frequency at which they vibrate. The emitted frequencies create every note that sounds on a piano.
What are strings?
The largest and most expensive type of piano. Its soundboards are horizontal, and this allows for much longer strings. It can play faster and with more control due to the hammers being reset by gravity.
What is a Grand Piano?
One of Billy Joel’s most iconic songs describing an individual’s experience in a bar.
What is “Piano Man”?
approximately 12,000 parts; 10,000 parts.
What is the number of parts a piano has and how many actually move?
The part of the piano that amplifies the sound and affects its tone quality.
What is the soundboard?
These are responsible for adjusting the tension of the strings on a piano which in turn changes the pitch. There is one of these for each of the piano’s 88 keys.
What are tuning pins?
When you press a key on this piano, instead of a hammer striking a string, a sensor is activated, and a recording is played through a set of speakers. It can have many different sounds or voices of different kinds of pianos, or instruments.
What is an Electric Piano?
In this 1988 film, Tom Hanks performs the classic tune “Chopsticks” on a piano in the mall using his feet.
What is Big?
The type of instrument the piano is considered. Hint: When played, little hammers are striking the strings inside the piano to make sound.
What is both a string and percussion instrument?
The vibration of strings over the bridge being transmitted to the soundboard.
What is the piano sound's point of origin?
When exposed to this, it causes the soundboard of the piano to move. When it increases, the soundboard swells and the piano’s strings are stretched to a higher pitch. When it decreases, the soundboard flattens and the piano’s strings lose tension, yielding a lower pitch.
What is humidity?
This type of piano is named after the position of the piano’s strings and soundboard, which stand perpendicular to the ground. They have shorter strings, and smaller soundboards.
What is an Upright Piano?
Her song entitled “Piano,” off of her Yours Truly album, is one of this artist’s lesser known works.
Who is Ariana Grande?
1.4 tons, 5.7 meters long. Adrian Mann (in 4 years).
What is the weight and the length of the largest piano ever made and what is the name of the individual who created it?
The objects that strike the strings and cause the initial vibration.
What is a hammer?
This common musical scale divides the octave into 12 equally sized semitones and is used for the tuning of pianos.
What is the equal tempered scale?
This type of piano is the smallest type of vertical piano. It ranges in size from 36 to 40 inches.
What is a Spinet Piano?
The music video for this Vanessa Carlton song features the singer playing the piano as she travels through various locations.
What is “A Thousand Miles”?
In 2004 at the International Festival of Ice Sculpture, a piano was presented that was made completely of this unconventional material.
What is ice?
The damper pedal on the right lifts all the dampers and allows the strings to vibrate freely. This lengthens the sound. The left pedal changes the tone of the piano to a softer sound. Usually the hammer will hit three strings for each pitch/key pressed. This pedal enables the hammer to strike only one string. The middle pedal usually holds up the dampers selectively for the pressed keys. This selectively lengthens the sound of the keys pressed.
What are the 3 pedals and how do they affect the sound?
440 Hz is the standard frequency for the pitch of this note. It is standardized by the International Organization for Standardization and pianos are tuned according to this standard.
What is A4?
Before modern day piano manufacturers switched to plastic or resin, piano keys used to be made of this material.
What is ivory?
This company is the world’s largest piano manufacturer. Recently, their pianos have been featured in movies such as A Star is Born and Rocketman.
What is Yamaha?
A piano made by Galaxy Instruments that is made from 24-carat gold plated body and features an automatic lid and curved keys.
What is a Galaxy Piano?