Piano History - How Piano Works
Wondering about how to play a piano, admiring a grand piano, listening to piano music, that's maybe what we usually do. We love piano and often imagine what if we can play like those expert pianists. But before that, do we really know about this thing that we love, piano? Even, how does it make the sound that we love to hear?
Piano has a working section which is called the action. This consists of 7500 parts. I can't imagine how this Italian inventor, Bartolomeo Christofori (1655-1731), configured these parts for the first time. Anyway, this is where a piano makes its sound. Those 7500 parts are used for sending hammers against the strings to make it sounds when struck. A new piano should be tuned 4 times in the first year to have its maximum quality of the sound. This is because the change of season may affect the strings. Then, for the next years, twice a year is fine.
The average medium size piano has 230 strings which the tension is 165 pounds each and approximately 18 tons if they're combined. Wow, that's the medium size piano. How about the concert grand one? The total strings tension is close to 30 tons! A new piano should be tuned 4 times in the first year to have its maximum quality of the sound. This is because the change of season may affect the strings. Then, for the next years, twice a year is fine.
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History Of The Piano
The first piano which can be played softly and loudly was the one made by Bartolomeo Christofori in 1700. The keys are used to be made from ivory until 1950's. The term "grand" was first used in 1777. The worlds largest piano is Challen Concert Grand which is 11 feet long. The total of the string tension is more than 30 tons and weighs more than a ton!
More and more people are interested in piano in these recent days. There was even a piano sold in Christie's Auction House to the Sterling an Francine Clark Art Institute of Williamstown , Massachusetts for $1.2 million! It was a Victorian Steinway grand piano. Approximately, there are 10 million pianos in America at the moment.
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Piano is Really Something
So, piano is absolutely a big deal. No wonder people are struggling to learn playing a piano. It can be both hobby and job. The good thing is, to be able to play a piano is not something difficult. The most difficult part is to make the first step to start learning and having a strong will. Then, you'll find out that this is really possible to be able to play a piano. A research found out that a child who is able to play piano is tend to be a more discipline child, having better eyes and hands coordination, higher social skill, etc. This is all because of the pleasure from playing a piano and the capability of speaking in a new language, music.
Take the right way to learn how to play piano easily. I'm pretty sure you don't want to miss how to play piano if you really are a piano lover. Have fun playing.
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is how we call the various electrical coin used to operate pianos.
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What is the most unique piano you've ever known?
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Irenebonjour
Apr 8, 2011 @ 4:10 pm | delete
- i also love piano!! visit my lens. i'd posted videos of my original piano compositions!! :D
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evementol
Mar 20, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
- gladddd shy* ;p hihihihihi phianouw....phianouwwww
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lizziehumphreys Mar 16, 2011 @ 6:45 am | delete
- very interesting :) i play the piano but didnt know all that! loved the photos :)
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JoyfulPamela
Feb 14, 2011 @ 5:52 am | delete
- I love piano, too! *SquidAngel Blessed* and featured on "Musical Angel"! =D
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techjunkie11
Feb 11, 2011 @ 9:13 am | delete
- Great lens! I learned a lot from it.
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Evechou
PS: thanks lot for letting me use your piano drawing as the primary picture here. ;p
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