Midterm Flashcards
The box built around an upright
cabinet
the layers of wood glued together
rim
the thing underneath the piano that holds it together
brace
the first piece inside the rim; glued into the rim; doesn’t touch anything else
soundboard
made of spruce; the grains straight; no knots; light; and amplifier to the piano
soundboard
on the back; strips of wood glued on to back or underneath the soundboard to add strength
soundboard ribs
a wooden disk to allow the screw to grip
soundboard buttons
the soundboards arch; thicker in middle; thinner on the edge
crown
has 2 treble and bass; transfers string vibration to the soundboard
bridge
the cast-iron framework; metal framework that supports the string tension; full perimeter of the piano (iron doesn’t resinate much)
plate
gap between each section of notes
bass/treble break
material strings are made of
stainless steel
bass strings pass over treble strings
overstrung
copperwire wound around the bass strings (to increase their mass)
windings
2 strings per note
bichord
3 strings per note
trichord
the portion of the string that actually produces the tone
speaking length
whatever we have on the end of the speaking length
termination point
downward pressure of the strings on the bridge
downbearing
any part of the string that’s not the speaking length; 2 front and back
duplex scale
material pinblock is made of
laminated (layers) maple (hard/dense) wood
the pin around which the strings loop around
hitch pin
pins that are in the bridge; the strings pass around them; 2 sets
bridge pin
the bar applying downward pressure on the strings; it’s a bearing point
pressure bar
2 bars only found on uprights
pressure bar and V bar
cast iron plate; like a capo but underneath; determination point/ bearing point
V bar
the determination point where the strings go under
capo bar (2 bars)
any place there is pressure or friction on the strings
bearing point
a brass piece that is screwed into the plate that holds the strings down
agraffe
driven into the pin block
tuning pin
the keys and hammers are one unit on a grand piano; heavy and delicate; series of levers
action
the place where you put your music
music desk
the thing that covers the keys/name of the piano
fallboard or nameboard
block at both ends of the piano; screw goes into
key block or sheet block
bar across the front; underneath the keys
key slip
all the mechanisms that operate the pedals
trapwork
lifts the dampers
sustain pedal (right)
allows pressed down keys to be suspended while other aren’t
sostenuto pedal (middle)
