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Pianos
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Inner rim
Musical equipment; Pianos
The wooden structural part of a grand piano rim to which the soundboard and iron frame are attached.
Key bushings
Musical equipment; Pianos
Felt or leather bushings glued into mortises in the keys that enable them to move quietly.
Keylid
Musical equipment; Pianos
The curved, hinged wooden cover that pivots down to protect the keyboard when a piano is not in use. Also known as the Fallboard.
Accelerated action
Musical equipment; Pianos
A technical feature in Steinway grand pianos, in which the key balances on a rounded surface, rather than a flat surface.
Flitch
Musical equipment; Pianos
A complete section of tree trunk that has been sawed into thin pieces of veneer and is shipped as one unit.
Grey iron
Musical equipment; Pianos
The mixture of iron ore and composite materials that is melted together and poured into a mould to create a piano's metal frame; also known as cast iron.
Soundboard
Musical equipment; Pianos
A large, thin, wooden diaphragm that amplifies the vibrations of piano strings.
