Parts of an Upright Piano

Normally, the teachers in Robinson Music Centre will use an upright piano to teach their students. Therefore, let’s us take a look into some important parts of a piano.

Key

A piano key is where you put your fingers on the keyboard and press the keys in order to produce sound at different pitches.

Hammer

Hammer is a row of mechanism whereby it vibrates the strings and produces sound. Each and every hammer will hit only 1 specific string. Thus, the number of hammers will be the same as the number of keys available on the piano.

Tuning pin

Whenever you shift the piano, the piano will eventually go out of tune. So, here comes the function of tuning pin. Tuning pin will tighten or loosen the strings in order to get the right pitches.

Soft pedal (UnaCorda)

This pedal is used when you want a particular note to produce a soft sound rather than the normal loudness of its pitch.

Damper pedal

This is the most commonly used pedal. This pedal is also known as sustain pedal as it prolongs the sound of that key. As long as this pedal is stepped, the sound will remain until the pianist releases the pedal. The use of this pedal needs more practices since the whole song will be unstable if this pedal is not managed well.

Muffler pedal

This pedal is also known as sostenuto pedal. This pedal is rarely used as compared to soft and damper pedals. Muffler pedal has the function of sustaining that particular note while the other notes on the keyboard remain unaffected. That notes will remain resonance until the pianist releases the pedal, just like damper pedal.