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Action: Any kind of mechanism used in instruments as a means of transmitting the motion of the fingers to the sound producing parts.

Dampers: A small pieces of wood mechanism that is covered with felt to terminate the vibration of the strings.

Hammers: A mechanism that strikes the strings to vibrate and make sound.

Pedal: An action that is operated by the feet.

Pinblock: Many layers of wood that holds the tuning pins which holds the strings.

Resonance: The transmission of vibrations from a vibrating body to another body (two tuning forks of the same frequency with the same pitch)

Resonator: A hollow Chamber that permits to serve to reinforce sounds by resonance.

Soundboard: The wooden surface over which the strings are stretched, which serves as a resonator.

Tone: A sound of definite pitch and duration, as distinct from noise. A beautiful tone on the piano means a beautiful sound.

Tuning: Adjustment of strings in the stringed instruments.

Tuning Pins: Made of steel and anchored into pinblock, tuning pins hold strings.

Touch: Force and weight of the finger when it is in contact with the key.