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Summary: A grand piano, much like other traditional pianos, has 88 keys, both white and black, that trigger the hammer to strike the wires. Understand the anatomy of a piano with help from a piano specialist in this free video on percussion instruments.
Dave Wang has been in the piano business for 32 years. He has worked at Summerhays Music for the last eight years. Summerhays Music has been around for 72 years. They sell anything...read more
"Hi, I'm Dave Wang with Summerhays Piano Source in Murray, Utah. A grand piano or an upright piano has eighty eight keys. The white keys and the black keys. The keys are then attached to the piano action. And the action is the moving parts. When you push the key, that's the part that has the hammers that come and strike the string. The strings are then stretched across a heavy cast iron plate. And a lot of people wonder why they have to make a piano so heavy. It's because when those strings are all tightened and tuned up to pitch, they're somewhere in the range of twenty tons of tension on that piano. Then underneath the cast iron and the strings, is the sound board area. That's the wooden part of the piano that vibrates and produces the sound of the piano. In a grand piano, that's all incorporated inside the rim of the piano, which is the main structure that creates the foundation for the plate and for the sound board. And so if you have any further questions about pianos, feel free to check out worldpiano.net or contact us here at Summerhays Piano Source in Murray, Utah."
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