Description
Name: Upright Piano Description A encompass seven full octaves. standard piano has eighty-eight keys which Felt-covered hammers, which are operated by hitting keys on a keyboard, hit wire strings that make a tone when struck. When first invented, these hammers were covered by leather instead. When a key is struck, it causes its appropriate string to vibrate. This vibration is then transmitted via a bridge over which the piano strings are stretched to a soundboard. Uprights, also called vertical pianos, are more compact, having their frame and strings vertical instead of horizontal. They are also usually less expensive than grands. Because of this, uprights are generally used in schools, churches, community centers, as well as university music programs and are also very popular for in-home purchase.