Piano Index & Glossary

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  • Patents
  • Partial segments -- A division or segment of the string that can produce a harmonic.
  • Partial -- The harmonic tone produced by a segment of the string.
  • Pedals and their Uses
  • Pedal lyre -- The support posts for the pedals.
  • Piano Care
  • Piano Care, The Basics
  • Piano Climate -- Dry and Windy
  • Piano Climate -- Wet and Muggy
  • Piano Entropy -- When Your Piano Needs Repair
  • Piano hinge -- The long brass hinge across the lid of a grand piano that allows the lid to be partially folded back.
  • Piano Keys
  • Piano Manufacturing Dates
  • Piano Rooms
  • Piano Technicians Guild -- The mission of the Piano Technicians Guild is to promote the highest possible standards of piano service by providing members with opportunities for professional development, by recognizing technical competence through examinations and by advancing the interests of its members.
  • Pianoforte -- The name applied to the earliest forms of the piano when it was making its transition from the harpsichord.
  • Pinblock -- The laminated piece of maple into which the set of tuning pins are driven.
  • Pins --Adjustable high tensile strength steel shanks that are set into the pinblock in order to attach the strings to the piano. The piano tuner turns the pin with a special tool in order to tune the string.
  • Pitch -- The note that the string is sounding. It can also refer to the overall sound of the piano as far as it being flat or sharp.
  • Plate -- The large piece of metal inside the piano that acts as a support for the strings and the tension produced.
  • Plate bushing -- The small wood lining for the inside of the hole in the plate in which the tuning pin sits. The plate bushing supports the pin without it having to touch the metal rim of the hole in the plate.
  • Propstick -- The piece of wood that supports the lid in its open position. Using the propstick uncovers the soundboard and helps project the sound away from the piano into the performance space.

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