A
piano makes its sound by having tuned strings which are struck by hammers.
When a key is depressed it activates a mechanism which throws the hammer at the
appropriate string (or strings) and lifts the damper off to allow the strings)
to vibrate freely.
The hammer strikes the string, bounces off and is
caught by a checking device.
The strings) vibrate at a set pitch or frequency
(different for each note).
The strings are stretched tightly across "bridges"
which are mounted on the "soundboard" to which the vibration is transferred.
The sound is amplified by means of the soundboard which is a large flat piece
of wood which effectively acts as a large loudspeaker.
The sound of a
piano is made by metal "strings" vibrating.
This sound is amplified by
the "soundboard".
When a key is pressed the action of the piano transfers
the momentum of the moving key to a felt hammer which is launched towards the
strings for that particular note.
The hammer strikes the strings and
bounces off leaving the strings to vibrate.
As the key is depressed the
action lifts the damper away from the strings to allow the strings to vibrate.
When the key is released the hammer falls back into place and the damper is returned
to the strings to stop them vibrating.
When the key is released, the
hammer falls back to its normal resting place and the damper is pressed back onto
the string's) to stop the vibration and thus the sound.
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