Some facts about the piano

Some facts about the piano

• Record of human voices on the piano and other things

We will see some facts about the piano (Michel, 2011)

Frequencies of Piano notes in the central scale
Do (C) 262 [Hz]
Re (D) 294 [Hz]
Mi (E) 330 [Hz]
Fa (F) 349 [Hz]
Sol (G) 392 [Hz]
La (A) 440 [Hz]
Si (B) 494 [Hz]

Record of human voices on the piano (Instituto Schiller, 1988).

Instituto Schiller

Hammers and Dampers

- They have to be hard woods

- Generally of latifoliate species

Gramscimania

- The lower the frequency, the greater the amount of harmonics perceptible by the human ear
- The higher frequency, the lower the amount of harmonics perceptible by the human ear
- The pins go clockwise because they are fastened with nuts

Diameter of the strings:

- Serious strings 1/30 [inch]
- Sharp Strings 1/3 [inch]
- Thick strings vibrate more slowly than thin strings
- The twisting allows to reduce the thickness of the rope
- Copper has an impedance superior to other metals

References:

Instituto Schiller. (1988). Volver a la afinación antigua. Recuperado de http://archive.schillerinstitute.com/newspanish/InstitutoSchiller/Arte/afinacionantigua.html

Michel, A. (2011). "Datos sobre el piano". En Gramscimania. Recuperado de http://www.gramscimania.info.ve/2011/01/datos-sobre-el-piano.html

How to cite this article:

Nocetti, F.A. (2014). "Some facts about the piano". In NabbuBlog. Retrieved from http://nabbublog.blogspot.com/2014/11/some-facts-about-piano.html