This glossary contains piano-related terms, some of which can be found in relevant music magazines, catalogs, books, and websites.

Acoustic piano (Acousticpiano): that is, piano. "Acoustic" is used to distinguish traditional handmade instruments, such as acoustic guitars, from the electronic and digital instruments invented later.

Action: The mechanical device that allows you to play the piano. It is equipped with a lot of small wooden, felt, leather, and metal parts on each key. The smallest pianos use an "indirect strike" or "drop strike" device, usually underneath the keyboard.

Agraffes: a brass screw (which keeps the strings apart and provides a good upper fulcrum for the length of the string's sound)

Babygrand: a Plant a baby grand piano. (er)

Bach pedal: See "sustaining pedal".

Back posts: The wooden posts that support the upright piano on the back. The pillars of a grand piano are called braces.

The lowest set of keys on the bass (bass), the strings are copper-clad.

Belly: See "Crown".

Bird-cage action: See "Overdamper".

Posts: See "Back posts".

Bridge: The bridge transmits the vibration of the strings to the soundboard.

Capo bar (capo d'astro): See "Pressure bar (Pressure bar)".

Caster cups: Used under the feet of the piano to protect the floor or reduce sound transmission.

Caster: The wheel at the foot of the piano.

Celestepedal: See "Practice pedal".

Concert grand: the largest grand piano.

Console: a small upright piano. See "Spinet".

Covered strings: See "Wound strings".

Cross-strung: The direction of this string string is inclined, which allows long strings to pass over ordinary strings and better adapt to the speaker.

Crown: The arch on the soundboard, also called the belly.

Dampers: Felt dampers silence the strings when the keys are released. The larger damper is used for the bass strings. Small dampers are used for treble strings.

Digital piano: A piano that uses a digital recording soundboard instead of strings.

Direct blow action: See "action".

Down weight: The weight required to lightly press a key. See "Up weight".

Double scale (Duplexscale): A sound system set in the highest pitch.

Escapement: See "Let-off".

Equal temperament: A tuning system that adapts the piano to all tones.

Frame: A solid frame made of pig iron, which together with the pillars forms the spine of the piano.

French polish: an old and expensive paint method, the raw material is shellac.

Front lid: The front lid of a grand piano.

Hammer head (hammers): Felt hammer heads are used to strike strings.

Hybrid piano: A traditional piano with digital piano functions.

Indirectblow action: See "Action".

Keyboard: Pianos generally have 88 keys, and some old-fashioned pianos only have 85 keys. See also "Keys".

Keys: The keyboard generally consists of 52 white keys and 36 black keys. The surface of the white keys is covered with ivory or synthetic material, while the black keys are made of wood or synthetic material.

Let-off: The let-off function causes the hammer to return to its original position after striking the strings. Also called escapement structure or adjustment.

Music Equipment Digital Interface (MIDI) MIDI can connect all electronic music equipment together or with computers. They include digital pianos, acoustic models, synthesizers, and more.

Moderato stop: See "Practice pedal".

Music desk: Every piano has a built-in music desk.

Mute pedal: See "Practice pedal".

Naturals: white keys. The black keys are called sharps.

Octave: The piano keyboard usually has a range of 7 octaves.

Overdam-per: Some very old piano dampers, mounted on the hammerhead. Also called a birdcage action.

Over-stung: See "Cross-stung".

Pedals: The piano has two to three pedals. The sustain pedal is on the right and moves the damper away from the strings. The soft pedal (upright piano is called soft pedal; grand piano is called una-cords pedal) is on the left. The una-cords (original meaning: one string) can shift all the keys to the right, so that the hammer hits one less string. , causing the volume to decrease. The central pedal functions differently in a grand piano than in an upright piano. The middle pedal of a grand piano is called the sustain pedal, which means to extend, but it only extends the key that is pressed when the pedal is pressed. It is also called the Steinway pedal or Bach pedal. The middle pedal of an upright piano is called the practice pedal or muffler pedal, which makes the volume lighter by activating the muffler.

Pinblock: A solid wooden pegboard used to install pinblocks.

Player piano: A piano that plays automatically, operated by digital technology, and also suitable for recording.

Practice pedal: the middle pedal of a historical piano. By lowering a thin layer of felt between the hammers and the strings, the volume of the piano is minimized so that one can practice the piano without disturbing others. This system is also used in manual installations. Some other names are soft pedal, damper stop, and damper pedal.

Pressure bar: The strings are fixed by pressing the string bar (also called a saddle bar) or a tuning knob.

Regulating: A piano needs to be professionally adjusted before it can be played normally and produce a pleasant sound.

Rim: the scale of the grand piano’s speaker strings. Everything related to the selection of strings is called the degree of the string. Including the number, thickness, length, winding, etc. of strings.

School piano: A piano with additional protective devices including guardrails, large wheels, and large locks.

Serial number: Data proving the age of the piano.

Sharps: black keys, white keys are called root sounds.

Shellac: See "French polish".

Solid wood: Most soundboards are made of solid spruce. Other wooden products (such as axle and string boards) are mostly made of multi-layer thin plates.

Sound module: A box containing sound samples recorded using digital technology. Sounds include piano and other instruments.

Sound board: The soul of the piano, used to amplify the sound of the strings.

Speaking length: The part of the string that vibrates when the hammer strikes the string and therefore makes a musical sound.

Spinet: The smallest upright piano (height approximately 40 inches, or 100 centimeters).

Steinway pedal: See "Sostenuto pedal".

Straight-strung: See "Cross-strung".

Strings: A piano requires two hundred and twenty steel wires as its strings. Among them, the lowest group of keys is composed of one steel wire each; each key of the higher bass group is composed of two steel wires, also known as unison double strings; starting from the low and high range, each key has three strings - unison triple strings.

Sustain pedal (Sustaining pedal): See "Pedals".

Tenor: See "Treble".

Treble area (Treble): the highest five octaves of the piano, often divided into two parts: the "low treble area" and the "high treble area" of the highest three octaves.

Tuning: Adjust the overall temperament of the piano.

Tuning pins: Iron nails used for tuning.

Una-cordapedal; see "Pedals".

Unison: See "Strings".

Up weight: The force required to return a pressed key to its original position.

Verticalpiano; another name for an upright piano.

Voicing: The processing of the hammer head to adjust or improve the tone.

Wheels: See Casters.

Wound strings: Bass strings are wrapped with copper wire, creating a thickness that allows the strings to produce bass without having to lengthen them.