What materials are pianos made out of?

Answer 1

Most pianos are made of carved wood, supported by a metal frame and containing the metal sound box (hammers and strings). The piano keys, once made of ivory, are normally synthetic plastics, or acrylic over wood.

Numerous different materials are required during the production of a piano. The case or outer rim (the outside) of a piano is generally made from a hardwood, such as maple or beech. This section of the piano is designed to have no interference with the sound in the piano, so a hardwood which does not absorb sound is perfect. The vital piece of material in a piano is called the soundboard. The soundboard is at the best of times produced using multiple pieces of spruce. The spruce (thin wood) is harvested from generally cold climatic regions of the world, such as Canada, Italy (colder areas) or Germany. This creates a finely grained and imperfection free piece of wood, enhancing the sound or tone quality to the piano. In cheap pianos, often a piece of plywood is used for the soundboard, but this is frowned upon by technicians as it is of poor quality. The strings are made of solid steel and need to be strong, as they are put under enormous pressure. The bass strings are usually also wrapped in copper wiring, to increase their diameter. The pressure of the strings is controlled by the solid steel frame, often seen as the ugly part of a piano, however producers of modern pianos have managed to turn the frame into a piece of art, often with the logo branded into a painted or decorated piece of steel. The majority of the weight behind a piano is due to the inclusion of the solid steel frame. Most of the internal mechanisms, or actions are produced from hardwood as well, such as beech, maple or hornbeam. This is so they can withstand the continuous activity they undergo. The keys are produced from spruce or basswood, for weight purposes. They have historically been coated in ivory, but of course due to the endangerment of animals with ivory, this has since been abandoned, for typical plastics or mock ivory, known as ivorite or ivorine.

Answer 2

A piano is generally made out of wood. Of course there are many types of wood and the rarer the wood, the more expensive the piano. A piano is generally made out of wood. Of course there are many types of wood and the rarer the wood, the more expensive the piano.

Answer 3

Though it depends on the piano, most pianos are made of ebony or some other type of wood. The keys are made from ivory and ebony. However, I can't even begin to tell you what all the moving parts are made of.

Answer 4

There are different types of pianos. The first piano made was made out of wood. You can now find some a different material but they are commonly made out of wood. I hope i have helped you!!!:)

Answer 5

Here is an excerpt from a more extensive article:

Many parts of a piano are made of materials selected for extreme sturdiness. In quality pianos, the outer rim of the piano is made of a hardwood, normally maple or beech. According to Harold A. Conklin, the purpose of a sturdy rim is so that "the vibrational energy will stay as much as possible in the soundboard instead of dissipating uselessly in the case parts, which are inefficient radiators of sound."

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Answer 6

It depends on what kind of piano. Electronic are either made out of plastic or metal, and mose regular pianos are wooden.

Answer 7

Pianos are made out of wood, plastic, metal, and ebony.

Answer 8

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