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When you press a key on the keyboard (of a piano), this enables a little hammer inside to strike on a string that produces the correct note.

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Q: How does the piano produce sound?
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What does the piano use to produce sound?

Inside the piano is a long row of felt-tipped hammers that hit tuned strings.


Which part of piano produce sound?

A piano produces sound just like a guitar. Inside piano either grand or upright has piano strings attached inside with every keys. When you hit a certain key, the strings vibrate creating sound that is very pleasing in the ear.


Why does the piano belongs to a percussion instrument?

Piano belongs to a percussion instrument family. in order to produce a sound strings has to be struck by hammer. The striking action defines piano as a percussion instrument. Pianist is unable to produce the sound directly, like violinist or guitarist, for that reason piano can not be classified to string instrument family.


What is touch response piano keys?

Its a feature on keyboards. The harder you strike a piano key, the louder it will be. The more gently you strike the note, the softer the note will be. Striking a key harder will produce a louder sound, striking it softer will produce a softer sound.


What are stirngs used for on a piano?

Piano strings are actually solid metal. Inside the piano there are levers and hammers. When you push the key, a lever pushes the hammer that hits the string to produce a sound. That is why a piano is a percussion instrument.


How the piano produce a sound?

I play the piano, and I'll answer the question. The piano has numerous thin, long strings inside it. When you press a key, a little soft-headed mallet hits one of the strings-thus producing sound. And when the key is let go of, a damper stops the sound from ringing or continuing on.


What are hammers on a piano?

it's a thing that hits a string and makes the sound. it's like a guitar but the hamer hits the string.


How the sound produce?

When you press a key on the keyboard (of a piano), this enables a little hammer inside to strike on a string that produces the correct note.


How are the electric piano and the normal piano alike?

They both sound like a piano.


What are instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string called?

Sting instruments. Unless you're talking about a piano type instrument with vibrating strings.


What is the complete subject in the sentence The sound of the piano mixes with the sound of the voices?

What mixes with the sound of the voices ? Subject : The sound of the piano. Correction is welcome, Thank.


How would say the piano and electric piano are alike?

Electric pianos (aka digital pianos) are instruments that reproduce the sound made by acoustic pianos. Pianos produce their unique sound by the action of a felted hammers hitting strings of various lengths. Digital pianos replicate this sound with oscillators and speakers. Electric pianos and acoustic pianos are alike in that they have the same keyboard of 88 black and white keys, they produce a similar sound (though not identical), and they can be played in the same manner, especially if the digital piano has weighted keys and a damper pedal.