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When a key is pressed, a lever moves a jack up toward the string. On the end of this jack is a small plectrum, which plucks the string to make the sound. On the way down, it doesn't make a sound because there is a tiny mechanism which moves the plectrum away from the string.
The downside is that you can't change the dynamics (volume) as it doesn't matter how hard you press the key, the pluck will always sound pretty much the same. One of the benefits of the piano!
and is also known as a stringed keyboard..
from mean.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is produced by the plucking of the strings by metal pins, attached to the keys mechanism.
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What musical group does the Harpsichord belong to?
Like the piano, the Harpsichord is a percussion instrument because the sound is produced by striking.
The harpsichord produces sound when?
A harpsichord produces a sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed down.
What resembles a piano in a appearance although the sound is produced by plucking and not striking the strings?
That would be a harpsichord.In a harpsichord, the keys are attached to quills that pluck the strings/wires rather than hammers which strike the strings/wires.
What is the difference between piano and a harpsichord?
1. The way it generates sound - the harpsichord plucks the string while the piano hammers it; 2. The sound - the harpsichord has a more metalic sound, a cross between guitar and harp, while the piano has a more refined soft-edged sound; There are also no louds or softs in harpsichord. The notes have always the same volume; the sound on a hapsichord also fades away faster; 3. The existence of pedals - the harpsichord has no pedals; 4. Appearance - pianos are generally paint black, or wooden, while the haprsichords usually have various paintings.
The harpsichord soundboard is a thick piece of wood that amplifies the sound of the strings?
False
What musical group does the Harpsichord belong to?
Like the piano, the Harpsichord is a percussion instrument because the sound is produced by striking.
The harpsichord produces sound when?
A harpsichord produces a sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed down.
What resembles a piano in a appearance although the sound is produced by plucking and not striking the strings?
That would be a harpsichord.In a harpsichord, the keys are attached to quills that pluck the strings/wires rather than hammers which strike the strings/wires.
How sound is made on the harpsichord?
its homo
What is the difference between piano and a harpsichord?
1. The way it generates sound - the harpsichord plucks the string while the piano hammers it; 2. The sound - the harpsichord has a more metalic sound, a cross between guitar and harp, while the piano has a more refined soft-edged sound; There are also no louds or softs in harpsichord. The notes have always the same volume; the sound on a hapsichord also fades away faster; 3. The existence of pedals - the harpsichord has no pedals; 4. Appearance - pianos are generally paint black, or wooden, while the haprsichords usually have various paintings.
How is the harpsichord different to the piano?
A harpsichord produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed. On a grand piano, the sound is made by striking the strings with a felt covered wooden hammer.
What vibrates in a harpsichord?
What vibrates in a harpsichord are the strings when plucked by their corresponding metal pin, and the air inside the air chamber, which is there to amplify the volume of the sound.
The harpsichord soundboard is a thick piece of wood that amplifies the sound of the strings?
False
What did Hepzibah think when she heard the sound of the harpsichord?
A member of her family was going to die.
Which keyboard instrument has strings that are plucked instead of struck when the keys are pressed?
A harpsichord was the keyboard instrument before piano fortes, the modern piano. Unlike a piano, where hammars hit the strings, a harpsichord's strings were plucked by quills, or "jacks." Harpsichords were used by Bach and other composers of that time period.
What existed before the piano?
Clavichord is the oldest and quietest keyboard instrument. Harpsichord was very popular in Renaissance and Baroque period. Sound is produced by plucking string when a key is pressed. Other similar but smaller instruments were virginal, muselar and spinet.
Is it OK to practice harpsichord music on a piano?
I would say yes because the keys play the same notes except that on a harpsichord there are fewer strings. It would sound different but yes it would be OK.
