Midterm

Question 1

The box built around an upright

Answer 1

cabinet

Question 2

the layers of wood glued together

Answer 2

rim

Question 3

the thing underneath the piano that holds it together

Answer 3

brace

Question 4

the first piece inside the rim; glued into the rim; doesn’t touch anything else

Answer 4

soundboard

Question 5

made of spruce; the grains straight; no knots; light; and amplifier to the piano

Answer 5

soundboard

Question 6

on the back; strips of wood glued on to back or underneath the soundboard to add strength

Answer 6

soundboard ribs

Question 7

a wooden disk to allow the screw to grip

Answer 7

soundboard buttons

Question 8

the soundboards arch; thicker in middle; thinner on the edge

Answer 8

crown

Question 9

has 2 treble and bass; transfers string vibration to the soundboard

Answer 9

bridge

Question 10

the cast-iron framework; metal framework that supports the string tension; full perimeter of the piano (iron doesn’t resinate much)

Answer 10

plate

Question 11

gap between each section of notes

Answer 11

bass/treble break

Question 12

material strings are made of

Answer 12

stainless steel

Question 13

bass strings pass over treble strings

Answer 13

overstrung

Question 14

copperwire wound around the bass strings (to increase their mass)

Answer 14

windings

Question 15

2 strings per note

Answer 15

bichord

Question 16

3 strings per note

Answer 16

trichord

Question 17

the portion of the string that actually produces the tone

Answer 17

speaking length

Question 18

whatever we have on the end of the speaking length

Answer 18

termination point

Question 19

downward pressure of the strings on the bridge

Answer 19

downbearing

Question 20

any part of the string that’s not the speaking length; 2 front and back

Answer 20

duplex scale

Question 21

material pinblock is made of

Answer 21

laminated (layers) maple (hard/dense) wood

Question 22

the pin around which the strings loop around

Answer 22

hitch pin

Question 23

pins that are in the bridge; the strings pass around them; 2 sets

Answer 23

bridge pin

Question 24

the bar applying downward pressure on the strings; it’s a bearing point

Answer 24

pressure bar

Question 25

2 bars only found on uprights

Answer 25

pressure bar and V bar

Question 26

cast iron plate; like a capo but underneath; determination point/ bearing point

Answer 26

V bar

Question 27

the determination point where the strings go under

Answer 27

capo bar (2 bars)

Question 28

any place there is pressure or friction on the strings

Answer 28

bearing point

Question 29

a brass piece that is screwed into the plate that holds the strings down

Answer 29

agraffe

Question 30

driven into the pin block

Answer 30

tuning pin

Question 31

the keys and hammers are one unit on a grand piano; heavy and delicate; series of levers

Answer 31

action

Question 32

the place where you put your music

Answer 32

music desk

Question 33

the thing that covers the keys/name of the piano

Answer 33

fallboard or nameboard

Question 34

block at both ends of the piano; screw goes into

Answer 34

key block or sheet block

Question 35

bar across the front; underneath the keys

Answer 35

key slip

Question 36

all the mechanisms that operate the pedals

Answer 36

trapwork

Question 37

lifts the dampers

Answer 37

sustain pedal (right)

Question 38

allows pressed down keys to be suspended while other aren’t

Answer 38

sostenuto pedal (middle)