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driffrent parts of a piano

English translation: white keys....

02:12 Aug 30, 2002
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: driffrent parts of a piano
I need to know all the driffent parts af a piano.
Martha
Selected answer:white keys....
Explanation:
black keys (sharps & flats)
hammers
strings
3 pedals
cabinet

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Marion Burns
United States
Local time: 14:03
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +2Online Information
Fuad Yahya
4 +2white keys....
Marion Burns
5 +1sb.
Ildiko Santana
5lever bodies, action bolts, butts with flanges, plate, damper, hitch pins, front rail, pads, agraffe
Tudor Soiman
3 +1Grand or Upright?
tongue tied
1 +2keys, strings, hammers, pedals
RHELLER


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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
white keys....


Explanation:
black keys (sharps & flats)
hammers
strings
3 pedals
cabinet



Marion Burns
United States
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cheungmo: levers, string nuts, felt (on the hammers), sounding board, handles (on some), legs, chandeliers (on really old uprights),...
5 mins
agree  Ildiko Santana: with both Marion & cheungmo -- a long list!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
keys, strings, hammers, pedals


Explanation:
just to name a few


    Reference: http://www.stevespianoservice.com/catalog.htm
RHELLER
United States
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1252

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ildiko Santana
5 mins
agree  AhmedAMS
11 days
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sb.


Explanation:
action parts
springs
bridle tapes
hammers
hammer shanks
castors
dollies
pins
reamers
legs
hinges
locks
keys
pedals
.....
(the list might be incomplete)

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Note added at 2002-08-30 02:59:12 (GMT)
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I would say, the major elements would be:
strings, hammers, and pedals.
Not that it would work too well without the other parts. :)


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Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 162

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Libero_Lang_Lab: Can't get much more comprehensive than that.out of interest..what are reamers and hammer shanks? They certainly sounds like something you might use to make music... but not necessarily on a piano (well maybe ON a piano...) :-) - they definitely sound like
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Online Information


Explanation:
For a list of parts, take a look at the following page:

http://www.vandaking.com/us-shop/index.html

For greater details, click on various links in the list.

For diagrams showing internal parts and their names, take a look at the following page:

http://www.vandaking.com/diagrams.html


Fuad


    Reference: http://www.vandaking.com/us-shop/index.html
    Reference: http://www.vandaking.com/diagrams.html
Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 893

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Piotr Kurek
3 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
11 days
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Grand or Upright?


Explanation:
Just to compliment the above, here are links to split diagrams for both Upright and Grand pianos with list of all parts.

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Note added at 2002-08-30 11:36:41 (GMT)
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Then of course there are pianola\'s that play themselves using punchout sheet music.


    Reference: http://www.pianosupply.com/anonftp/upright.jpg
    Reference: http://www.pianosupply.com/anonftp/grand1.jpg
tongue tied
Local time: 19:03
PRO pts in pair: 21

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AhmedAMS
11 days
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
lever bodies, action bolts, butts with flanges, plate, damper, hitch pins, front rail, pads, agraffe


Explanation:
not to forget the stool and all the above

Tudor Soiman
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 8
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