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A '''piano''' (short for pianoforte) is a stringed musical instrument played by means of a mechanical linkage to a [[keyboard]]. Pressing the keys down causes hammers to strike the strings.  It was referred to by famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven as "the God of all instruments".  Franz Liszt famously stated, "Why do you need an orchestra when you have a grand piano with 88 keys?"

A '''piano''' (short for pianoforte, which is Italian for "soft loud") is a stringed musical instrument played by means of a mechanical linkage to a [[keyboard]]. Pressing the keys down causes hammers to strike the strings.  It was referred to by famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven as "the God of all instruments".  Franz Liszt famously stated, "Why do you need an orchestra when you have a grand piano with 88 keys?"

A modern piano should properly have three pedals. The left pedal is called the ''soft pedal'' or ''una corda.'' On a grand piano it shifts the hammer assembly so that the hammers strike only two of the three strings for each note (or, in the case of the double-strung notes, only one of the two strings). This does not just make the sound software, it changes its tonal characteristics.

A modern piano should properly have three pedals. The left pedal is called the ''soft pedal'' or ''una corda.'' On a grand piano it shifts the hammer assembly so that the hammers strike only two of the three strings for each note (or, in the case of the double-strung notes, only one of the two strings). This does not just make the sound software, it changes its tonal characteristics.