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Also called damper pedal, a sustain pedal of a piano is used to maintain the sounds of the notes played. It occurs until the sustain pedal is released.

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Does a player piano have a sustain pedal?

Yes, they do. The original 1900-1930 pianos almost all have a sustain lever you use to operate the sustain pedal function of the piano when a roll is playing. In addition, most also have the ability for the roll to automatically operate the sustain pedal when playing.


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The far left pedal on some pianos when pressed, will sustain the lower half of the piano. This ideal for holding down a chord for a long time or when both hands are needed higher up on the piano. It's rarely used. However on some pianos, it's used to lightly soften the sound of the piano. The middle pedal is the practice pedal. It dramatically softens the sound of the piano. The far right pedal is the sustain pedal. It lifts the dampers on the piano so that every note that is hit, keeps ringing until the pedal is released, dropping the dampers and stopping the sound. A side note to this is that the functions of each pedal varies from piano to piano, although, the far right sustain pedal is the same on ever piano.


What effects does using the sustained pedal add?

The Sustain pedal on a piano essentially prolongs the sound that has been played.


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She pressed on the gas pedal to make the car go forward.He pressed on the sustain pedal while he played piano.


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How does a sustain pedal work?

The sustain pedal lifts the dampers off of the strings, allowing them to vibrate until the pedal is released.


How should the sustain pedal on an upright piano be repaired if it stops working?

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Do someone know if you are to use some of the other foot pedals then the sustain pedal when you play Pathetique 1mov on Piano spec when it really gets fast like just to control the sustain?

For the first movement, I do not use any other pedal than the sustain. At the fast part you refer to, I assume the "allegro di molto e con brio", I feather the sustain pedal to blend the LH so the tremolo remains in the background. I also place more emphasis on the C2 note beat. You want to keep piano where Beethoven marked it, and avoid blending the RH together. There is one other technique that you can do with the sustain pedal in this piece. For the opening big Cm chord, you depress the pedal at the same time as the keys, then you release the keys leaving the pedal depressed, next you pump the sustain pedal once just enough so the dampers tap the strings for a split second, afterwards, the sustain pedal is held again. The strings will continue to vibrate. The effect is a sudden diminuendo of the loud chord to a ringing echo of the chord. It takes practice to get the touch for it. Listen to Freddy Kempf's interpretation and you will see what I mean.


What is a damper in a piano?

Damper- It is a damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop it's vibration. In other words a damper peddle is the Sustain peddle Sustain - to hold, to keep going holding the note further through other notes played