(piano keys)
51piano key — one of the small keys on a piano that is pressed with the fingers to create a musical note …
52piano roll — pian′o roll n. mad a roll of paper containing perforations such that air passing through them actuates the keys of a player piano • Etymology: 1925–30 …
53piano roll — noun a roll of perforated paper which controls the movement of the keys in a pianola …
54piano — piano1 [pɪ anəʊ] noun (plural pianos) a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed. Derivatives pianist noun Origin C19: from Ital.,… …
55piano — 1 noun (C) a large musical instrument that you play by sitting in front of it and pressing the keys (=narrow black and white bars) 2 adjective, adverb played or sung quietly …
56Action (piano) — The action of a piano is the mechanical assembly which translates the depression of the piano keys into a felt hammer striking the strings. The illustration to the right is of a circa 1907 Wessell, Nickel and Gross Upright action; the parts are… …
57Player Piano (novel) — infobox Book | name = Player Piano title orig = translator = image caption = First edition, hardcover author = Kurt Vonnegut illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science Fiction publisher =… …
58Dumb piano — Piano Pi*an o, Pianoforte Pi*an o*for te, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.) A well known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting …
59Grand piano — Piano Pi*an o, Pianoforte Pi*an o*for te, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.) A well known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting …
60Square piano — Piano Pi*an o, Pianoforte Pi*an o*for te, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.) A well known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting …
