What are the 3 pedals on a piano for?

On an acoustic piano, there are always three pedals: Right Pedal: Sustain or Damper Pedal. The sustain pedal, or the damper pedal, serves to extend the sound of the notes you are playing. ... Middle Pedal: Bass Sustain, Mute Pedal or Sostenuto. ... Left Pedal: Soft Pedal.

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Anyone who has ever seen a piano, acoustic or digital, knows that there are usually three foot pedals on any given piano. But their specific use can be a source of great confusion, especially because they tend to vary from acoustic to digital and from model to model.

On an acoustic piano, there are always three pedals:

1. Right Pedal: Sustain or Damper Pedal

The sustain pedal, or the damper pedal, serves to extend the sound of the notes you are playing. Whatever notes you are playing at the time you press the sustain pedal will be held out and reverberate until you let up on the pedal. The sustain pedal is not meant to be held down for the duration of a song, but rather pressed up and released in time with the various phases of the music—a technique that is taught early on in piano lessons.

2. Middle Pedal: Bass Sustain, Mute Pedal or Sostenuto

The function of the middle pedal on acoustic pianos varies depending on whether the piano is a grand or an upright. On most grand pianos, the middle pedal is what is known as the sostenuto pedal, which is a variation on the sustain pedal. Occasionally a professional upright piano may have a sostenuto pedal but this is rare. When you press the sostenuto, whatever notes you played will be sustained, and any notes layered on top of that will not be sustained. Only a few classical pieces call for the use of the sostenuto. On upright pianos, the middle pedal either functions as a sustain pedal specifically for bass notes or, for uprights out of Europe and Asia, a “mute” pedal. Pressing the mute pedal and moving it to the left causes a felt strip to lower itself between the hammers and the strings inside of the piano and make all of the notes extremely quiet and muted. This function is mostly for practice purposes.

3. Left Pedal: Soft Pedal

The soft pedal does what the name implies. Any notes that you play as you hold down the soft pedal will be softened and more modest in expression. This pedal can be used for specific phrases of a song and then released when not needed. On digital pianos, there are usually three but sometimes two or even one pedal, and the uses vary. There is always a sustain function, but depending on the elaborateness of the digital piano and the various sounds that are sampled for it, the pedals can serve many different functions. Digital piano owners should consult their user manual or a professional like Miller Piano Specialists for help making the most out of their digital piano pedals.

Learn More

There’s a great article on the Yamaha site that explains the differences between a Grand and an Upright Piano which also has information about the difference in pedals. Take a moment to read it as well. For more information or for help selecting a piano for your home, studio, or educational institution, call Miller Piano Specialists at (615) 771-0020 or visit our website at millerps.com.

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Last week we covered the different sizes of grand pianos, this week we will be talking about the different sizes of upright pianos. This is definitely one of the most common questions I receive and this article will break it down for you. The shortest of all the upright pianos are called Spinet Pianos. These pianos are not only distinctive because of their short size but they actually have a completely different type of action. The pianos are so short they can’t fit the regular type of upright actions so it contains what’s called a drop action (also referred to as an indirect blow action). Basically, the piano has a shorter key length than a regular vertical piano. When you get up to about 38” to 40” tall you have what are called console pianos. These pianos also have a direct blow action but are a little bit taller than a spinet piano. A little bit taller than the console pianos (above 40”) you have what is called a studio upright piano. A much rarer type of upright piano for today’s standards is anything above 50” – sometimes even around 56” or more – you have full-size upright pianos. These models are not as popular in our modern era but there are many of older instruments this size or larger. As with grand pianos, size will matter in how the instrument sounds: the larger the upright piano; the louder the sound. Larger uprights also will have better actions than spinets but they will never replicate the feel of a grand style action.

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