Contributors in Pianos

Pianos

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.

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