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Acoustic grand piano

Diagram of an acoustic grand piano.

The mechanical action of an acoustic grand piano uses a number of different parts. When a key is released by the player, a damper falls back onto the strings, stopping the wire from vibrating and therefore stopping the sound or dampening the resonance.

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Rights: Olek Remesz, CC BY-SA 1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and GFDL 1.2
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