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Categories: Piano

action action mechanism key action mechanism piano action mechanism weighted keys

The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism WordNet 3.0

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The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The piano action mechanism of a piano or other musical keyboard is the mechanical assembly which translates the depression of the keys into rapid motion of a hammer, which creates sound by striking the strings. Wikipedia

The mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed Wikipedia Disambiguation

The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device. Wiktionary

The piano had a very stiff action WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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