The one on the right is the damper lift pedal or the “loud pedal” and the one on the left is the “una corda” or soft pedal. The “una corda” or soft pedal on a grand piano actually moves the entire keyboard to the right so that the hammers are realigned to hit only 2 of the 3 strings thus making a softer sound.

Even music that utilizes the middle pedal doesn’t absolutely require it. You will be able to perform the music fine without the middle pedal. For most players, having two or three pedals isn’t a big factor when buying a grand piano.

There are three pedals on the grand piano – they are named, from left to right, the una corda, sostenuto, and damper pedal. The purpose of the pedals is to change the tone of the piano in some way. This sustains only the notes that are depressed when the pedal is activated. …

Sustain pedal

Repairing, Replacing or Adjusting Piano Pedals. A technician can fix the most common pedal issues by adjusting the pedal mechanism. The pedal mechanism is located behind the kick board on an upright piano or underneath the keyboard on a grand. Sometimes the pedals may require more extensive realignment.

The short answer is you should hold down the pedal whenever you want your notes to sustain, and release it whenever you want them to stop. To learn when the notes SHOULD sustain, your suspicion about the Ped. and * symbols are correct: ‘Ped

When a finger is taken away from a key, a “damper” pad stops the note from ringing out. The sustain pedal removes the dampers from the strings, allowing notes to ring out for longer, even when the keys are not held down anymore.

The sustain pedal is essential. The third pedal, I would say, is not so important at all. Its use is typically a fairly advanced technique; it is not required for any of the standard repertoire; and many acoustic pianos don’t have it, so most players have always learned without it.

A digital piano is maintenance free – there are no hammers and strings to produce sound so there’s no tuning required. Unlike acoustic pianos which usually weigh a ton, a digital piano is significantly lighter which makes it easier to move it around.

Clavinova and Arius are two different ranges of digital pianos made by Yamaha. Anything starting with CLP is a Clavinova and any model starting YDP is an Arius. The two ranges look fairly similar and essentially, do the same thing – that is, they look, sound and feel like an acoustic piano

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Digital pianos do not require tuning like an acoustic piano does. Sounds are recorded digitally in the piano for playback. Despite there being some tuning that you can do, you will find that digital pianos don’t go out of tune. So you will not need to adjust the tune of your digital piano.

So here are the BEST digital piano brands:

• So here are the BEST digital piano brands:
• Yamaha.
• Casio.
• Roland.
• Kawai.
• Korg.
• Nord (Clavia)
• Dexibell.

Digital pianos also tend to have “weighted keys” which make them feel more like an acoustic piano when playing. Electronic keyboards are typically smaller than a full acoustic piano in that they tend to have approximately 61 keys (4 or 5 octaves) whereas a full acoustic has 88 keys (6 octaves).

Factory Reset Procedure for Yamaha Digital Pianos

1. Turn OFF the keyboard’s power.
2. Press and hold down the rightmost white key while turning ON the keyboard.
3. Once the power is ON, release the rightmost key. The keyboard will reinitialize to the original factory settings.

A dead key is a special kind of a modifier key on a mechanical typewriter, or computer keyboard, that is typically used to attach a specific diacritic to a base letter. The dead key does not generate a (complete) character by itself, but modifies the character generated by the key struck immediately after.

The cost of doing this procedure is about $475.00 for upright pianos and $575.00 for grand pianos. The other way to solve the problems is by removing the old leads and replacing them with new ones. Replacing key leads is about $900.00.

does painting a piano ruin the sound? The short answer is no, painting a piano won’t cause a big enough of a change to the sound to notice. That is, as long as you don’t paint the sound board (the back piece in the piano’s case)

The answer is: it depends. Old pianos can continue to sound wonderful for many years with regular maintenance and care, but even pianos that have deteriorated can often be restored to their former glory, and in many cases made to sound even better than when they were new.

These services can run anywhere between $750 and $3500 depending on the extent of the work. In other cases such as basic interior rebuilding which includes, restringing, damper work, hammer replacement, regulation, tuning and voicing, the prices can range between $3500 and $9500.

Here are a few options that may be available for your piano donation:

• The Beethoven Foundation accepts piano donations depending on condition of the piano. If your donation is accepted, they pick up your piano for free.
• Pianos for Education will pick up a piano in all 50 states for free.
• Check your local options.

The Average Value of a regular, unrestored Upright Player Piano varies from about $200-$2000, depending on the type/quality of the cabinet and the reputation of the manufacture. Non-name brand units with all straight lines are the most common and the least valuable.

An upright piano costs between $3000 – $6500 on average. High-end upright pianos average around $10,000 – $25,000. Entry level grand pianos costs between $7000 – 30,000. High-end grand pianos such as Steinway, Bosendorfer, and Yamaha can cost between $65,000 – $190,000.