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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Transformation (The Speed of Love)

Tracks SIDE ONE: 1 Piktor's Metamorphosis [Sancious] 6:38... 2 Sky Church Hymn, No. 9 [Sancious] 8:51... 3 The Play and Display of the Heart [Sancious] 6:31... SIDE TWO: 4 Transformation (The Speed of Love) [Sancious] 18:06


One of the most important aspects of the piano string which creates the sound is the tension that each string is under, which is up to 100 kilos per string. When you combine this with the big concert grand pianos it can equate to almost 20 tons of tension in the string. By the addition of a strong cast iron frame in the piano, the tension can be held in place. Assisted by tuning pins on the frame, the tension in the strings is held. The tuning pins can be adjusted, which your piano tuner does when they tune pianos, to assist creating the correct tone that the string makes.

The sound that a piano creates is made by hammers inside the piano hitting the strings, also found inside the piano. To create the sound variations, most piano contain over 200 strings ranging from bass strings to treble strings.

How Pianos Work to Create Sound

Treble strings produce the high notes and are found to the right of the piano. Therefore, when you are playing the treble notes, you more than often play with your right hand. Made of steel the higher the note the thinner the string and to help with volume, many pianos will have 3 strings for the treble notes. The highest treble note has strings that are approximately 0.775 mm thick.

It is always recommended that piano tuning is completed by a certified piano tuner or technician. If not, too much tension can crack the string or worse still, the frame. If the frame is cracked, the chances are, you'll be better purchasing another piano.



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