Why the note middle C played on a piano sounds different form the same note played on a violin?

Answer 1

The violin has a wider dynamic range. ApEx

Answer 2

The reasons why violin and piano sound different fall into four categories: Number of strings, method of sound production, size and shape and construction of the sound-box, the number of notes playable together. A violin's four strings are fixed over wooden or bone/plastic bridges. To play a higher note the strings are damped by a finger. The strings are either plucked or have a bow drawn across the strings, the friction between bow and string vibrates the string. The soundboard is small the sound box incorporates the soundboard and is shallow. On a violin only two notes can be played together. A violin has a range of nearly 4 octaves (discounting harmonics). Piano strings are pegged across an iron frame. There are groups of strings for each note; in threes for the upper notes, twos for the lower mid range, singles for the low notes. The strings are percussed with hammers. The sound box is as large as the as the frame the sound-box is larger than the soundboard and deep. On a piano one player can play 10 notes together. A piano can have more than one player at a time so potentially doubling or tripling the notes played. A concert grand piano has a range of 7 1/2 octaves, has 88 individual note keys and some 230 strings.

Answer 3

A violin is a stringed instrument. A violin is usually made from wood and would be played by either plucking the strings or using a bow across them which causes them to vibrate. A violin is relatively small when compared to a piano. A violin is played tucked under the chin.

A piano is a large instrument that is considered part of the percussion family. A piano is a relatively large and heavy instrument that is generally made to be played while seated. Most pianos are the size of a small sofa or loveseat. Inside a piano there are many strings that are played when the pianist strikes one of 88 keys. When the pianist hits a key, a mallet strikes the string and the note is played.

Answer 4

They should both be playing the same pitch, if that is a problem then they are "out of tune." Each different instrument makes a different sound because the strings vibrate differently creating different harmonics. Also, the piano string is struck by a hammer and the violin string is played by drawing a bow across it, causing it to vibrate.

Answer 5

When a silver wire that is wrapped in silk is stretched tightly across a maple bridge sitting on a spruce top connected to a maple sides and back, and it is rubbed with a horsehair bow coated with rosin, the sound that is created is the sound of a violin. There is nothing more to it than that.

Answer 6

They are the same note, just different octives because they are very different instruments.

Answer 7

A piano has a top that traps the sound.