Types of Pianos
Neither Grand nor Upright
What is electric or digital
This opens up to show the inner parts of the piano.
What is the lid?
Keys used to be made of this material.
What is ivory?
This creates the sound vibration in an acoustic piano.
What is the strings?
Poland's most famous composer.
Who is Chopin?
Neither Electric nor Grand
What is Upright?
This holds open the lid of a grand piano.
What is the lid prop?
What is Italy?
This is the surface the strings vibrate against.
What is the soundboard?
This famous musician is "still standing" and just finished his final tour.
Who is Elton John?
Neither Upright or Electric
What is Grand?
All pianos have one, some are plain while others are decorative to hold the music.
What is the music rack?
These were reversed on the piano in the time of Mozart.
What are the white and black keys?
These can be tightened or loosened to change the pitch.
What are tuning pins?
This American pianist was known for his flamboyant outfits and was actually from Wisconsin.
Who is Liberace?
This was a popular piano that was often in studio apartments or parlors.
What is spinnet?
Grand pianos have three of these used for stability.
What are legs?
The piano is classified as this type of instrument.
What is percussion?
These strike the strings.
What is a hammer?
Not a piano guru or prodigy, this famous musician was a frontman for this British rock group.
Who is Freddie Mercury?
This piano is the favorite of musicians and music schools.
What is studio?
This pedal lies to the very right.
What is the damper?
Credited for the invention of the piano.
Who is Bartolomeo Cristofori?
When a key is pressed it lifts the sticker and moves this causing the hammer to strike.
What is the whippen assembley?
This is the original "Piano Man."
Who is Billy Joel?