Baby Grand Piano : keyboard

♥ How pianos make sounds ♥
You can show working in features graphics.
A piano sounds quite unlike any other instrument and, if you heard it on the radio, you'd probably never guess how it was making a noise. The confusing thing about a piano is that it's two different kinds of instrument in one: it's a string instrument, because the sounds are made with strings, but it's also a percussion instrument (like a drum) because the strings make sounds when something hits them. Listen to the music of a composer like Bartok and you'll often hear the piano being played percussive almost beating like a drum!

So what happens when you press the key of a piano? The key is actually a wooden lever, a bit like a seesaw but much longer at one end than at the other. When you press down on a key, the opposite end of the lever (hidden inside the case) jumps up in the air, forcing a small felt-covered hammer to press against the piano strings, making a musical note. At the same time, at the extreme end of the lever behind the hammer, another mechanical part called a damper is also forced up into the air. When you release the key, the hammer and the damper fall back down again. The damper sits on top of the string, stops it vibrating, and brings the note rapidly to an end.

♫ VERTICAL PIANOS ♫
•Spinet
•Console
•Studio
•Upright

♫ HORIZONTAL PIANOS ♫
•Petite Grand
•Baby Grand
•Medium Grand
•Parlor Grand
•Semi-concert or Ballroom
•Concert Grand

Upper